Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Explain the role of the midwife in relation to safe and effective infant feeding and relationship building.
- Describe the research evidence and national guidance underpinning intrapartum and postnatal midwifery practice and care
- Discuss the role of the midwife in relation to the holistic assessment and monitoring of women, fetus and neonate and the provision of intrapartum, and postpartum care.
- Identify, justify and apply a sound knowledge base to the midwifery skills required to perform care for women, their fetus, and neonates within the context of the universal care for all women and newborns
- Describe the biological, psychological and sociological adaptations that occur to the human body systems during labour and the puerperium and how these adaptations impact upon the woman, fetus, neonate and family.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 70 |
Completion of assessment task | 50 |
Practical classes and workshops | 8 |
Lecture | 22 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Birthplace in England Research Programme.
Textbooks
Johnson R and Taylor W (2022). Skills for midwifery practice. Elsevier.
Lewis L (Ed) (2015). Fundamentals of midwifery: a textbook for students. Wiley-Blackwell.
Jane Coad, Kevin Pedley, Melvyn Dunstall (2019). Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives. Elsevier.
M Pollard (2023). Evidence-based Care for Breastfeeding Mothers: A Resource for Midwives and Allied Healthcare Professionals. Routledge.
Walker M (2021). Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician: Using the Evidence. Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Wambach K and Riordan J (2019). Breastfeeding And Human Lactation. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Blackburn S., (ed.) (2018). Maternal, fetal and neonatal physiology; a clinical perspective. W B Saunders Ltd.
J Rankin (2024). Physiology in Childbearing: With Anatomy and Related Biosciences. Elsevier.
Carpenter J. & Hunter L. (2025). The Anatomy and Physiology Textbook for Midwives. Routledge.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
To pass this module you must achieve a mark of 40% or more.Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Literature and data search
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Feedback from the module lead or another midwifery academic.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |