2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

HECS1131 Foundations of Midwifery Practice

40 creditsClass Size: 90

Module manager: Katherine Dewhurst
Email: k.dewhurst@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Pre-requisite qualifications

Students must have passed the practice component from the previous module HECS 1130, before commencing practice element for this module

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module will equip the student to be able to identify and begin to demonstrate the skills, knowledge and attitudes which are the foundations of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of maternity care. This will be achieved by developing an understanding of working effectively with a multidisciplinary team to provide evidenced based care for women, babies and families. Developing knowledge and skills to understand infant feeding and provide universal care to women and their families. Developing the knowledge and skills to use a range of evidence to assess and evaluate care. The student will have an understanding of how screening policies and guidelines are developed and how they inform care pathways. There will be a developing understanding of how to recognise the diverse experiences of pregnancy and early parenthood from the perspective of women and their partners.

Objectives

This module aims to explore the foundations of midwifery practice. The module will incorporate clinical skills, 350 theory hours and 125 hours of clinical practice.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students will be able to:
1. Identify and begin to demonstrate the skills, knowledge and attitudes which are the foundations of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of maternity care.
2. Summarise the relationship between health care policy and responsibility for evidenced based healthcare practice.
3. Summarise how screening policies and guidelines are developed and how they inform the care pathways for women and Newborn infants.
4. Recognise different stages of the research process in healthcare and how practitioners can make a difference.
5. Describe major types of research and their methods used in health and social care practice and explain the rationale for, and design of, different types of research used.
6. Explore effective learning strategies in taking responsibility for own continuing professional development.

Skills outcomes
Students will develop clinical skills for the application to Midwifery practice.
- Venepuncture
- Injection administration

Syllabus

Professional Practice:
- Preparation for clinical placement
- Reflection in practice
- Practice and clinical skills in a simulation environment
- Autonomy and capacity in informed decision making.

Applied Practice:
- How theory underpins practice in relation to key midwifery aspects of care

Biopsychosocial-spiritual:
- Holistic care and reflective practice in a community setting.
- Academic reflective evidence in relation to the role of the midwife regarding how the midwife facilitates informed decision making for women and families.
- Using sources of knowledge and evidence in relation to diverse populations; equalities.

Evidence Based practice:
- Empowerment and decision making related to antenatal/neonatal screening choices for women and newborn infants.
- Critical examination of evidence and guidelines in relation to antenatal screening.
- Perception of risk in relation to informing women's choices.
- Using tools for blended learning

Content links to Standards of Proficiency for Midwives (NMC 2019):
Domain 1 = 1.5, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.17.1, 1.17.3, 1.20, 1.21, 1.23, 1.24,1.25, 1.26
Domain 2 = 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.10,
Domain 3 = 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12.1, 3.12.2, 3.12.3, 3.12.4, 3.13.1, 3.13.2, 3.13.4, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.16.1, 3.16.2, 3.17, 3.17.1, 3.17.2, 3.17.3, 3.20, 3.22, 3.24, 3.25, 3.26
Domain 4 = 4.1, 4.4.3, 4.4.5, 4.5, 4.8
Domain 5 = 5.4, 5.8, 5.12, 5.16, 5.17

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
On-line Learning	25	2.00	50.00
Clinical Practice	125	1.00	125.00
Class tests, exams and assessment	5	1.00	5.00
Lecture	10	1.00	10.00
Tutorial	10	1.00	10.00
Independent online learning hours			75.00
Private study hours			200.00
Total Contact hours			200.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			475.00

Private study

You will engage with quizzes, workbooks, podcasts and reading materials such as guidelines, policies and research.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

The students will undergo formative assessment of skills and receive feedback during practical skills blocks whilst undertaking basic skills in venepuncture and the administration of injections.

Students will have the opportunity to receive formative feedback for the reflective log (on going document) to support the summative assessment.

Feedback from the presentation MCQ will be given by the module leader via Minerva. Feedback from the reflective log within the eMORA will be provided by the Academic Assessor on completion of the placement within semester 2a.

Students will complete a 500 word formative reflection based on the achievement of at least 1 of the proficiencies to ensure understanding and enable progress to be monitored.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Reflective log	FORMATIVE: The application of Reflective models as part of eMORA to link theory to practice.	0.00
Essay	FORMATIVE: Reflective essay (500 words)	0.00
Practical	FORMATIVE: Assessment of skills during clinical skills theme days	0.00
Placement Assessment	Completion of 5 Year 1 Proficiencies in clinical practice (Recorded in eMORA) (Pass/Fail)	0.00
Essay	Reflective Essay 2500 words	60.00
Poster Presentation	Evidence Based Learning (EBL)	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

There is no compensation between the essay, EBL and/or eMORA. Students need to complete a minimum of 5 proficiencies (pass/fail) located within the eMORA and successfully complete the essay and EBL task in order to pass the module.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

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