HPRO7404 – Sustainable Practice in Midwifery
Module code
HPRO7404
Module title
Sustainable Practice in Midwifery
Prescription
The aim of this course is for aakonga to consolidate knowledge and skills to critically evaluate sustainable midwifery practice and the role of the midwife as a sustainable practitioner.
Programmes
- TP5225
NZQA Level
Level 7
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- LO1: Critically evaluate the role of the midwife as a sustainable practitioner to inform midwifery practice.
LO2: Critically analyse midwifery practice within the context of sustainability in Aotearoa New Zealand to inform own sustainable practice. - Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this course is achievement-based. Aakonga must submit all specified assessment items, achieve all learning outcomes, and obtain a minimum of 50% in each assessment to pass this course.
- Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning and teaching activities will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods. The activities chosen will align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional-specific requirements, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- All required and recommended resources are advised to aakonga via course outlines.
- Content
- - The benefits of a sustainable midwifery service
- Models of midwifery in different countries including indigenous models
- Global initiatives and new values in sustainability
- Sustainable midwifery profession
- Leadership
- Recruitment, retention, workforce development
- Interview preparation
- Processes for supervising others and delegating tasks
- Sustainability, birth, and place of birth (including homebirth and rural setting)
- Sustainability in core settings
- Personal sustainability and life/work balance
- Reflection on own practice
- Working as a Lead Maternity Carer
- Midwifery practice management
- Cultural competence and partnership as a sustainable approach
- Managing a caseload, being on call, setting boundaries
