| CODE | MID4008 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Critical Care in Midwifery | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Midwifery | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Learning Objectives: By the end of the study unit the student will: - Acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to accurately assess and monitor the condition of women/infants who are acutely ill and take the necessary emergency measures in the doctor’s absence; - Be able to apply midwifery philosophies, roles and functions within the critical care contexts; - Be aware of the psychosocial impact of the critical care/high dependency upon midwifery staff; - Further develop their skills of resuscitation and basic-life support; - Be knowledgeable of the ethico-legal issues encountered in these units; - Be able to work within a multidisciplinary team context. Content: - Assessment of the critically ill mother/baby; - Resuscitation procedures of an adult and infant, the responsibilities of the individual team members before, during and following resuscitation; - Selection of appropriate midwifery models in critical care settings; - Basic and advanced life support; - Monitoring the critically ill mother/infant; - Principles of midwifery care and management required by mother/infant with the following: - Ruptured Vasa Praevia; - Presentation and prolapse of the umbilical cord; - Shoulder Dystocia; - Rupture of the Uterus; - Acute inversion of the Uterus; - Amniotic Fluid embolisim; - Basic life support measures; - Shock: hypvolaemic and septic; - Ketoacidosis; - Eclampsia; - Disseminated intravascular coagulation; - Rehabilitation of the critically ill woman; - Psychological and social effects on the woman, partner, family and staff; - Ethical – legal issues related to caring for the critically ill woman. Reading List: Main Text: - Macdonald, S., & Magill-Cuerden, J. (2011). Mayes' Midwifery: A Textbook for Midwives (14th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier Health Sciences. Supplementary Readings: - Alexander, S., Levy, V. & Roch, S. (eds.) (1996). Midwifery Practice: Core Topics. Volumes 1-5. London: Macmillan. - Enkin, M., Keirse, M. J., Chalmers, I., & Enkin, E. (2000). A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth (3rd ed.) Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Seminar | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Trevor Abela Fiorentino Nicole Borg Cunen |
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