Health Sciences for Midwifery Practice

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate a knowledge of the biological processes that occur to enable the development from gamete formation to newborn infant, and the factors that might affect these processes.
• Demonstrate how the biological, psychological and sociological adaptations of pregnancy impacts upon the woman and her family.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of the biological, psychological and sociological process of pregnancy, labour, birth, lactation and the puerperium.
• Describe the anatomy and physiology of the human body systems and the adaptations that occur to the body throughout the whole continuum of maternity care.

Biological and Biochemistry processes that underpins midwifery practice

Human body, molecules, cells and tissue structure and functions

Homeostasis

Biochemistry and metabolism

Inflammation

Blood haemostasis and grouping

Fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance

Body systems, their organisation and how they adapt during pregnancy including the parameters defining normality /abnormality informing midwifery assessments

Integumentary system

Skeletal system

Muscular system

Nervous system including the physiology of pain and implication to midwifery practice

Special senses

Endocrine system

Cardiovascular system

Lymphatic system and immunity

Respiratory system

Digestive system including nutrition

Renal system including

Fetal skull and maternal pelvis

Fetal circulation and adaptation to extra-uterine life

The female and male reproductive systems to include:

Genetics and genomics and application to reproduction

Principles of embryology

Placental development, anatomy, physiology

Physiology of pregnancy, labour, puerperium

Lactation

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

Psychosocial

Health beliefs

Identity

Loss and coping

Behaviour change

Social psychology, depersonalisation and dignity

Programme threads are linked throughout and include:

Infant feeding principles

Medicines management

Mental health and well-being

Values Based Enquiry Journey

Making every contact count

Continuity of carer

Leadership

Coaching

Teaching and learning methods

Blended learning of On-line and Face to Face

Technology enhanced learning activities

Self-directed study

Face to Face lectures

Face to Face seminar activity

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Vipond K (2013). Genetics. A Guide for Students and Practitioners of Nursing and Health Care. Banbury: Lantern Publishing Company.

Moore K L, Persaud TVN and Torchia MG. (2019). The Developing Human; clinically orientated embryology. Philadelphia: Elsevier /Saunders.

Jean Rankin (2017). Physiology in Childbearing. Elsevier.

Marieb EN (2019). Human Anatomy and Physiolog. London: Pearson.

Johnson MH (2018). Essential reproduction. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons.

Blackburn S (2018). Maternal, fetal and neonatal physiology; A clinical perspective. Saunders.

VanMeter KC and Hubert RJ (2018). Gould’s Pathophysiology for Health Professionals. USA: Elsevier.

Coad Jand Dunstall M (2020). Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives. Chichester: Churchill Livingston.

Assessment strategy

To pass this module you must achieve a weighted mean average of 40 % or more AND also you must pass the both components at 40% or more.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: External