There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

You will learn under the supervision of the midwife, to further develop competence in the practice of core midwifery skills; focusing on the care of women and birthing people with complex obstetric needs and their infants during the intrapartum period and within the community setting as detailed in the Maternity Practice Assessment Document. You will begin to demonstrate independence in midwifery practice.This module will facilitate you to undertake an elective placement of your choice which you can select from a range of local, national or international midwifery care environments.This module continues to provide you with experience in midwifery practice in maternity care settings. You will have a practice supervisors and a practice assessor in each area. The focus of this learning experience will be on learning to care with compassion for the childbearing woman and people with complex needs (LOs 1-3). You will have the opportunity to further develop midwifery and interpersonal skills and have the opportunity to develop greater independence in practice. This will include learning from experience, reflection and by setting your own objectives and organising your practice elective (LO 5). You will demonstrate organisational skills through facilitating and supporting junior students in clinical practice, organising your own caseload and organising a seminar presentation. You will continue to record births and clinical examination of childbearing women, people and their babies as required by the European Midwifery Directives (2005).While the university has set NESH hours as per this descriptor, the NMC has a requirement that you will work a minimum number of hours per placement. In this case you will work full-time hours in clinical practice (an average of 37.5 hours per week).

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: With the midwife or appropriate practitioner, plan, assess and evaluate care for women, birthing people and their families in a professional manner in accordance with The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates (NMC,2018).

LO2: Participate in providing midwifery care to a small case load of women/people under the supervision of a midwife.

LO3: Utilise a problem solving approach in the provision of care for mothers, birthing people and babies.

LO4: Demonstrate competence in the achievement of NMC Standards of proficiency for midwives (NMC, 2019).

LO5: Design and write three learning outcomes required to appropriate to your elective placement of choice.