HNM109 - Partnerships in Midwifery 1: Pregnancy Care

Year:

2025 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waterfront (Geelong)
EFTSL value: 0.125
Cohort rule: This unit is only available to students enrolled in D355
Campus contact:

Burwood: Anna O'Connell
Waterfront (Geelong): Heather Wallace
Warrnambool: Rachel Russell

Prerequisite:

All of HBS109, HNN112 and HNN120

Corequisite: Nil
Incompatible with:

HNM101

Study commitment

Students will spend on average 150 hours over the trimester undertaking synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

2 x 2 hour seminars in week 1
1 x 2 hour seminar in weeks 2 - 9
1 x 1 hour simulation in weeks 2 - 9
40 hour Midwifery Practice Experience (MPE)

Content

This is the first unit in the Midwifery Studies Cluster. Aligned with quality and safety principles, opportunities are provided for students to explore and develop essential midwifery knowledge and skills necessary for the provision of woman-centred care.

Students will develop beginning clinical decision-making skills necessary for the provision of woman-centred, quality, and safe pregnancy care. Essential concepts for midwifery practice such as communication, professional, legal, and ethical standards, physiological changes during pregnancy, and health promotion will be addressed in this unit.

During a one (1) week midwifery practice experience (MPE) students will have the opportunity to further develop specific mindsets and apply relevant knowledge and skills learnt in this unit.

Hurdle requirement

  • Clinical Skills - Pass/Fail
  • Midwifery Practice Experience (MPE) - Pass/Fail

Unit Fee Information

Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.

Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

Estimate your fees

For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current Students website.

Commonwealth Prac Payment

From 1 July 2025, the Australian Government is intending to introduce the Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP) to assist eligible students with costs related to mandatory placements in higher education courses for teaching, nursing, midwifery and social work.