MIDGD6201 Women Centred Midwifery Care
This first midwifery practice unit will provide the foundation knowledge required by midwifery students to effectively care for women during preconception through to early parenting. The focus will be on the role of the midwife as a primary carer in relation to: the preparation of women for pregnancy; physiological and psychological adaptation of women during pregnancy and birth, the first weeks after birth; and care of women and their babies during this continuum. Essential elements of effective woman-centred partnership, including evidence-based assessment frameworks, communication in assessment, strategies for decision making, problem solving and critical thinking for assessment practice, as well as basic psychomotor skills essential for health and pregnancy assessment will be explored. This unit will explore pregnancy, childbirth, care of the mother and baby from the perspective of wellness through to variations of normal. Biomedical and midwifery concepts of childbearing will also be examined. Women-centred continuity of care and midwifery partnerships will be explored in the context of the midwifes professional responsibilities, scope of practice and role as a member of the maternity multidisciplinary team.
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) unit fee
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is one that is subsidised by the Australian Government, which means students only pay the student contribution amount of the tuition fee. CSPs are only available to eligible domestic students.
The student contribution amount depends on the unit and how much funding the Government provides. Each unit is classified into a band based on its discipline (which may be different to your overall course discipline).
2025 student contribution amount: $1,157
2025 grandfathered student contribution amount (for students who commenced before 1 Jan 2021*): $1,157
* If you are a continuing student (who commenced your course before 1 January 2021) you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.