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The expiry date of this unit is 31/07/2024.

Overview

Framework:
Access to HE
Level:
Level 3
Unit No:
QU025829
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
Not available

Qualification Grading Type

Graded

Grade Descriptors

  • GD2-Application of knowledge
  • GD7-Quality

Unit Learning Outcomes

1

Understand the various environments available in labour and birth.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1

    Explain with examples, how different birthing environments might suit different labour choices.


2

Understand the stages of labour and the role of the midwife in relation to labour and delivery.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1

    Explain in detail:

    • the start of labour
    • acceleration of labour
    • monitoring of labour
    • any interventions in labour.
  • 2.2

    Describe the role of the midwife during each stage of labour.


3

Understand how the midwife assists in the care of the parent(s) and the new born baby in the immediate post-natal period.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1

    Explain how the midwife assists with the care of the baby in the immediate post natal period.

  • 3.2

    Explain how the midwife assists the parent(s) immediately after birth.