Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The Students
- is able to assess woman’s physical and behavioural responses to labour
- is able to provide information, support, and encouragement to woman and her support person throughout childbirth
- is able to provide respectful one-to-one midwifery care
- is able to observe the changes and complications in wellbeing and status of the woman in labour and after birth, the fetus and newborn baby
- is able, under supervision, to take care of the woman in labour and perform the normal childbirth
- gets experience of supporting the physiology of childbirth and is able to promote positive birth experience develops the expertise of midwifery during childbirth

Content (course unit)

- 4 weeks supervised clinical training in delivery rooms

Prerequisites (course unit)

Participation in courses on Midwifery Care during Childbirth
Two of the three supervised clinical trainings of Midwifery during Childbirth should be done at the university hospital

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass
The student
- is able to implement holistic midwifery care safely and responsibly under supervision
- is able to observe the changes and complications in wellbeing of woman in labour and and after birth, the fetus and newborn baby
- Is able to utizie different follow up methods throughout the childbirth
- Has the basic knowledge of midwifery care during childbirth, recognizes the gaps in knowledge and pursues to strengthen her/his own evidence-based knowledge
- Provides respectful one-to-one midwifery care
- Is able to notice the wishes of woman in labour
- is able to perform and interpret appropriate interventions and examinations of the woman and fetus
- is able, under supervision, to perform normal childbirth
- meets her/his client and her birthing companion and work group members professionally
- follows the confidentiality and data protection guidelines
- is working as an active member of a multi-professional team
- follows the agreed rules of the supervised clinical training
- evaluates her/his own competence and development of the expertise in midwifery during childbirth realistically and is able to give and receive feedback

Fail
- The student is not able to plan, implement and assess the care of the women in labour, there are wide shortcomings in knowledge of midwifery care during childbirth
- is not able to observe responsibly the maternal and fetal wellbeing during childbirth and at fourth phase with the adequate methods, is neither - able to anticipate or recognize changes in these and does not report these
- meets her/his client, her birthing companion and work group members unprofessionally
- does not recognize the boundaries of his/her expertise
- is endangering patient safety
- violates confidentiality or patient privacy
- fails to follow the agreed rules for supervised clinical training
- evaluates her/his own competence of midwifery care during childbirth unrealistically and is unable to receive feedback

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail