Module overview
This module analyses the contemporary issues of modern maternity services as well as wider health and social care. There is a strong public health focus throughout, and consideration of clients groups that may be considered ‘vulnerable’. The issues explored include the need for a more caring and empathetic workforce, whistle blowing and always ensuring the woman is the focus of her care. There is a clear focus on the need for interprofessional and multi-agency working to ensure best outcomes for women and their families.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Explain and apply theories and practical implications of public health policy, health promotion and health education in relation to maternal and family care
- Discuss how the midwife supports families to enable effective decision making and safe practice around infant feeding and parenting
- Examine the midwife’s role in identifying and responding to women and families with particular social, cultural, physical and mental wellbeing and health needs, including reference to vulnerable groups
- Examine how communication contributes to the provision of public health, health promotion and well-being information for women and their families, using the literature to consider a variety of perspectives
- Evaluate the importance of working collaboratively with other health professions and external agencies in relation to health and wellbeing
Syllabus
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 mother, grandmother etc.)
Social policy on family
Pregnancy and the age continuum
Occupational health – pregnancy and post natal
Mental wellbeing and its promotion and assessment across the pregnancy/childbirth continuum and its impact on woman, her fetus/neonate, family and society
Bereavement
Cultural sensitivity
Public health/Determinants of health
- Ethical and fiscal implications
- Epidemiology
- Health promotion
- Public health resources
- Extended family context
- Infant feeding
- Effective parenting
- Models of behaviour change – motivational interviewing
Vulnerable groups
- Learning disabilities/physical disabilities - including autism
- Survivors of sexual abuse
- Women in prison
- Domestic violence
- Substance misuse
- Asylum seekers
- Travelling communities
- Ethnic groups with specific needs
- Teenagers
- Older family members (elderly care/dementia, challenges of living in multigenerational families settings)
The role and responsibilities of the midwife in relation to:
- Values ethics and truth telling
- Capacity and consent
- Advocacy
- Clinical governance
- Professional Midwifery Advocate
- Aggression
- Patient safety and patient experience
- Diversity and social inclusion agenda
- Interprofessional working
Programme threads are linked throughout and include:
- Baby Friendly principles
- Medicines management
- Mental health and well-being
- Values Based Journey
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
- A variety of guided learning activities
- Collaborative learning resources
- Electronic discussion forums
- Core lectures
- Workshops
- Values Based Tutorials
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Wider reading or practice | 41.5 |
| Follow-up work | 20 |
| Lecture | 20 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 30 |
| Seminar | 20 |
| Completion of assessment task | 50 |
| Tutorial | 6 |
| Total study time | 187.5 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Our strategy for public health in England..
Better Births: Improving outcomes of maternity services in England.
Fair Society, Healthy Lives: The Marmot Review.
Behaviour change: general approaches.
Behaviour change: Individual approaches.
Textbooks
Powell C (2016). Safeguarding and Child Protection for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors: A Practical guide. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Walker, M (2017). Breastfeeding management for the clinician : using the evidence. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Mason P and Butler CC (2010). Health Behavior Change; A Guide for Practitioners. Edinburgh: Elsevier Limited.
Watson, G and Rodwell S (2014). Safeguarding and protecting children, young people & families : a guide for nurses and midwives. London: SAGE.
Wambach, K and Riordan J (2016). Breastfeeding and Human Lactation. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Baggott R (2010). Public Health: Policy and Politics. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Naidoo J and Wills J (2016). Foundations for Health Promotion. Elsevier.
Green J (2015). Health promotion: planning & strategies. Los Angeles: SAGE.
Coles L and Porter E M (Eds.) (2008). Public health skills: a practical guide for nurses and public health practitioners.. Oxford: Blackwell.
Evans D, Coutsaftiki D and Fathers P (2014). Health promotion and public health for nursing students. Los Angeles: Learning Matters.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Group Professional ConversationSummative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Professional conversation | 20% |
| Essay | 80% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Professional conversation | 20% |
| Essay | 80% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External