Humanising Safe and Compassionate Care

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Articulate the importance of working collaboratively with other health professions and external agencies in relation to health and wellbeing
• Explore how communication contributes to the provision of public health, health promotion and well-being information for women and their families
• Discuss the midwife’s role in identifying and responding to women and families with particular social, cultural, wellbeing and mental health needs, including reference to vulnerable groups
• Explain how the midwife supports families to enable effective decision making and safe practice around infant feeding and parenting
• Identify and apply theories of public health policy, health promotion and health education in relation to maternal and family care at a global, national and regional level, considering the practical implications associated with them

This list is not exhaustive but will include:

Safeguarding individuals, groups and populations

The role of gender across the maternity continuum and societies (role of father/partner as well as that of the wider family unit and community)

Social policy on family

Pregnancy and the age continuum

Perinatal mental health and the impact on the woman, her family and society

Bereavement

Cultural sensitivity

Public health/Determinants of health

Health inequalities

Ethical and fiscal implications

Epidemiology

Health promotion

Public health resources

Infant feeding

Effective parenting

Models of behaviour change

Motivational interviewing

Vulnerable groups; including but not limited to:

Learning disabilities/physical disabilities/Autism Spectrum Disorder

Survivors of sexual abuse

Women in prison

Domestic abuse, honour based violence and forced marriage

Substance misuse

People seeking asylum and refugees

Human trafficking

Sex workers

Transgender parenting

Travelling communities

Ethnic groups with specific needs

Young parents

People living in poverty

Homelessness

Female Genital Mutilation

Older family members (elderly care/dementia, challenges of living in multigenerational families settings)

The role and responsibilities of the midwife in relation to:

Safeguarding

Values, ethics and truth telling

Capacity and consent

Advocacy

Clinical governance

Professional Midwifery Advocate

Aggression

Patient safety and patient experience

Equality and diversity

Interprofessional working

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

A variety of guided learning activities

Collaborative learning resources

Electronic discussion forums

Core lectures

Workshops

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

NICE (2007) NICE Guidance Behaviour Change . NHS Publication.

NHS England (2019) Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle Version 2.

Suggested reading will be available for each taught session but students will be expected to select additional, appropriate reading to supplement their learning..

Access to the local maternity services for theoretical and skills rehearsal.

The National Maternity Review (2016) Better Births Improving outcomes of maternity services in England. A Five Year Forward View for maternity care.

Other journals are already available from library.

NHS (2019) The NHS Long Term Plan.

Textbooks

Watson G and Rodwell S (eds) (2014). Safeguarding and protecting children, young people and families: a guide for nurses and midwives. Sage Publications Ltd.

Banwell C, Ulijaszek S and Dixon J (eds) (2013). When culture impacts health. Edinburgh: Elsevier.

Larkin M (2009). Vulnerable Groups in Health and Social Care. Sage books.

Wambach K and Riordan J (2014). Breastfeeding and Human Lactation. Jones and Bartlett Learning.

The Marmot Review (2010). Fair Society, Healthy Lives: Strategic Review of health Inequalities in England post 2010.. The Marmot Review.

Powel C (2016). Safeguarding and Child Protection for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors: A Practical guide. Mcgraw-Hill publications.

Walker M (2014). Breastfeeding management for the clinician: Using the evidence. Jones and Bartlett Learning.

Baggott R (2010). Public Health: Policy and Politics. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Department of Health (2010). ) Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Our strategy for public health in England. TSO Publications.

Kitson-Reynolds, E. & Ashforth, K. (2021). A concise guide to continuity of carer in midwifery. Routledge.

Naidoo J and Wills J (2016). Foundations for Health Promotion (Public Health and Health Promotion). Bailliere Tindall.

Mason P and Butler CC (2018). Health Behavior Change; A Guide for Practitioners. Elsevier Limited.

Coles L and Porter E M (Eds.) (2008). Public Health Skills: A Practical Guide for Nurses and Public Health Practitioners. Oxford: Wiley-Blackewell.

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