MW0635 - Health and Society

On this module, you will engage with a variety of teaching and learning strategies including lectures, seminars and directed learning. Activities will be blended to create a mix of face to face and online activities supported by the University’s Electronic Learning Platform (eLP), Blackboard Ultra. Practice scenarios which illustrate women’s journeys and use women’s stories will aid in the application of theory and enable you to understand the woman’s perspective. Lectures will introduce key concepts. These will then be further explored within seminars, designed to facilitate collaborative learning, developing your inquiry and communication skills. Lectures and seminars signpost you to further reading and learning activities.

You will be introduced to the University Library and the digital resources to support your academic development. A fundamental aspect of learning on the module will come from self-reflection of your own academic and professional development, supported by your personal tutor.

The academic staff involved in delivering this module will also provide guidance, to ensure that you are able to confidently engage with the module content. Learning materials, including directed and e-learning will be made available on the eLP. Seminars give an opportunity for peer support and feedback throughout the module, helping you to develop the evaluation and feedback literacy skills required for effective professional practice and lifelong learning. You will also receive formative feedback from academic staff informally during seminars, to enable you to review your learning in a safe and supportive environment. Group tutorials will further support preparation for the module assessment.

In addition, the module will be supported by University library staff and resources, including study skills support packages. You can access the interactive training via the library webpages or the following link: http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/learning-skills

Ask4Help online (accessed through your student portal) provides a comprehensive range of answers to frequently asked questions and is of benefit to students as a central point of reference for information about many different topics. Ask4Help face to face service points include that located at Coach Lane Library (ground floor).

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

You will be expected to:

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the determinants of health and ill health across the childbearing continuum, from a local, national and international perspective.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
2. Appraise and interpret current policy and data relating to public health, health promotion and health protection issues for women and their babies.

3. Critique the midwife’s role in promoting the health and wellbeing of women, newborn infants, fathers and families from diverse populations, and the challenges associated with this.

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
4. Critically reflect on the development of healthy and respectful relationships with women, fathers/partners and families which promote positive physical, psychological, social, spiritual and emotional outcomes.

Formative Assessment:

Ongoing feedback will be available from tutors throughout the module. Seminars and assessment tutorials will utilise peer and tutor feedback to discuss proposed topics, and the content and required skills for the ePortfolio, and provide opportunities to rehearse the summative presentation.

Summative Assessment:

A 30 minute oral online presentation of an ePortfolio relating to a health promotion activity, and the evidence base for this (MLO 1, 2, 3, 4).

Written feedback will be provided via Turnitin.

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This year one module will introduce you to key concepts and evidence around health and ill health and from a variety of perspectives, consider their influences on the childbirth continuum. You will explore a range of issues related to the health and wellbeing of women and families, and develop an appreciation of the range of physical, psychological, cultural and social care needs that may arise throughout pregnancy and childbirth. The module is a combination of lectures and seminars, as well as online supported learning, which will expose you to women’s journeys and experiences within maternity care. It is assessed via an oral presentation of an aspect of health promotion within the role of the midwife, and consideration of the evidence base for this.