Midwifery

This module aims to develop your skills of research critique to enable you to critically discuss research findings and lessons from data and reports. This will enable you to develop the skills and confidence to promote and inform best midwifery practice, and to advocate and support women when making informed decisions. This module will introduce you to key principles behind evidence-based practice, including its relevance, the role that research plays within it, how to determine which methods are suitable for different problems and the outcome measures you will encounter. You will also develop your ability to examine, interpret and present real-world midwifery and health care data to explain the robustness of the approach taken

During this module students will develop knowledge of the underlying concepts of the midwife's role in optimising normal physiological processes and providing women-centred care in the preconception and antenatal and the postnatal periods, and throughout normal labour and birth. During this module students will apply basic scientific principles of anatomy and physiology to maternal and infant health This will involve developing knowledge of the physiological processes that underpins labour, birth and the postnatal period. Students will develop knowledge and skills to support women and their families with psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs during the intrapartum and postnatal period including links to continuity of carer.. This will provide the information required to undertake safe and effective practice and to work in partnership with women, enabling their views, preferences, and decisions to be heard, and helping to strengthen their capabilities.

The aim of this module is to introduce you to the key concepts of public health, health promotion and health prevention within current midwifery practice. You will explore the role of public health on a local, national and global level. You will be introduced to the skills and knowledge about health and wellbeing for the individual, the family and the population. Included in this module will be an introduction to infant feeding and the role of the midwife in infant feeding.

This module introduces you to the key concepts of leadership in healthcare, and will encourage you to reflect on the skills, knowledge and behaviours you need to develop to become a future leader of the midwifery profession. Discussions will focus on developing your knowledge, skills and attitudes required for effective leadership, as well as the key theories of leadership and how these relate to personal development, clinical practice and the business of healthcare. The knowledge, skills and attitudes required to lead others in healthcare practice, as well as the key theories of leadership and how these relate to leading a team in an aspect of healthcare will be discussed.

The aim of this module is to develop and critically apply the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills required in the management of complications and emergencies that occur in both mother and baby during childbirth. During this module you will learn to critically examine and assess the research and evidence-based care and apply principles of good practice to the care of women with complex needs. There will be an emphasis on early recognition and appropriate management of the emergency incorporating policies and guidelines, the midwife's role, and the importance of prompt escalation and effective communication with the interdisciplinary and multiagency team and the woman and her family around the time of the emergency.

The aim of this module is to enable you to develop your knowledge and understanding of, as well as critically analyse the impact of psychosocial and emotional complications in childbearing on the mother and infant, whilst also considering the wider implications for their families, communities and society as a whole. Problems which can arise during infant feeding will also be explored.

This module aims to consolidate your academic evidence based learning and clinical experiences from years 1 and 2 in order to ease the transition into clinical practice as a registrant.
You will demonstrate your comprehensive knowledge of clinical and leadership skills required to support all women and families through their childbirth experience.
This module will include a leadership elective placement to help facilitate consolidation of leadership skills.
As part of your transition from student to qualified registrant, you will be able to identify the importance of self-care and recognising vulnerability in colleagues. You will also complete the NMC 2018 Practice Supervisor training and be Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) screening ready upon qualifying.

This module will focus on the leadership role within Public Health and Infant feeding focusing on decision making to improve outcomes through changes implemented in practice. It aims to ensure that future generations of Midwifery health professionals are enabled to incorporate Public Health, Health Promotion, Health Prevention and Baby Friendly Standards into their everyday practice. You will consolidate and critically apply the knowledge and skills learnt over the last 2 years, to demonstrate your understanding of the assessments, leadership and practical skills in the fields of Public Health and Infant Feeding.

This module will advance students' knowledge of research methods and data analysis approaches relevant to midwifery practice culminating in the development and presentation of a research proposal in an area of midwifery that is of particular interest to the student. The module aims to provide a logical and systematic overview of the research process and includes sections on developing a research question/hypothesis, choosing appropriate study designs, sampling frames, data collection, and analysis approaches. The module covers quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods using examples from midwifery research to illustrate core concepts. The student will then choose one of these methods for their research proposal. Principles of the midwife as a scholar and a leader will be explored as well as demonstrating how developing knowledge and skills in research and innovation can help to shape the future of midwifery through the development of evidenced-based care for women and their families.