Clinical Midwifery Practice 3 (MIDW2103)

Course overview

This course will consolidate midwifery practice skills developed in Year 1, further enhancing students’ ability to provide woman-centred midwifery care. The focus is on managing pregnancy, labour and birth complicated by medical conditions, including hypertension. Students will be assessed for clinical competence in a simulated environment and will maintain an ePortfolio documenting their skill-based assessments in practice. Ongoing achievement of midwifery practice experiences (MPEs) is a mandatory requirement.

MIDW2103 is a clinical practice course, with 120hrs of clinical placement.

Throughout the semester students are required to submit evidence of progress when on placement according to the assessment requirements. If further evidence of progress is required, the student will be advised accordingly. Students who have not achieved/maintained performance commensurate with experience at any point in time throughout the semester will be notified and a formal learning plan will be initiated. If fitness to practice concerns are raised, students may be withdrawn from the placement at the discretion of the Program Lead/Practice Team Educator in consultation with the Course Coordinator and/or the Head of School.

Midwifery Practice Experience Requirements

It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that that the required Midwifery Practice Experiences (MPE) are achieved over this course, and overall in the program, and are entered into the MyProgress ePAD. Program requirements include, but are not limited to:

100 Antenatal episodes of careﾠ

10 1st stage of labour

30 Births as primary accoucheur

20 Examination of a newborn infant

100 Postnatal episodes of care

40 Women with complex needs

Depending on individual placement, a minimum of 30 entries of MPEs are required to be achieved and entered in the ePAD in this semester. These will be reviewed and verified each semester by the Course Coordinator or your assigned Practice Educator. Decisions relating to continuing clinical placements and individual requirements will be determined based on submitted ePAD entries.

Of the completed MPEs, the students should be primary accoucheur of 5.

Continuity of Care Experience (CoCE) information

Students are required to maintain a record of CoCEs following the Continuity of Care Protocol (2024). Students should ensure that at least 2 CoCEs are in the process of being completed this semester. Please note that birthing numbers may include women the student has engaged with as part of the CoCE.

It is the responsibility of the Course Coordinator, with the assistance of the Practice Educator assigned to students, to provide support and regular ongoing evaluation of each student’s clinical midwifery experience through the mid-point and end-point assessment aligned with the clinical courses. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) requires documentation of each student’s achievement of all required Midwifery Practice Experiences for graduation as a Midwife. The ePAD is the platform where these experiences are documented and needs to be completed in a timely manner.

Course requirements

Assumed background

It is assumed that students taking this course have successfully completed all pre-requisite courses or have been granted credit for these courses. Students will be required to be competent in the skills learned in prerequisite courses in order to advance their practice.

Mandatory Preparation (Blue Card, First Aid currency, CPR certificates) is the responsibility of the student and must be completed prior to commencing Clinical Placement according to the due date / anniversary renewal date specified.

Prerequisites

You'll need to complete the following courses before enrolling in this one:

(NURS1105 or MIDW1105) + MIDW1104

Incompatible

You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:

MIDW2004, MIDW2010

Restrictions

BMid

Course contact

Course staff

Timetable

The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.

Additional timetable information

Hospital placement information and clinical rosters are available through the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work Practice Education Team. Please forward all enquiries to the Practice Education Team at NMplacementstudents@uq.edu.au or Practice Educator Manager, Maggie Ciranni, at m.ciranni@uq.edu.au

Aims and outcomes

This course aims to equip students with essential clinical practice experience, enabling them to consolidate midwifery skills learned in Year 1 and enhance their ability to provide care to women and families with high-risk medical needs. Through structured learning activities and clinical practice, students will develop the foundational competencies required for advancing their midwifery practice.

Learning outcomes

After successfully completing this course you should be able to:

Assessment

Assessment summary

A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied in order to receive a specific grade for the course. Check the assessment details for more information about hurdle requirements.

Assessment details

Clinical Practice START and Development

• Hurdle
• Online

Mode

Activity/ Performance

Category

Performance, Placement, Quiz

Weight

NGP

Due date

Assessment includes: MedSafe online test; clinical skills x 2, MPE/CoCEs progress and AMSAT.

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04, L05

Task description

Hurdle requirements

Submission guidelines

Submit MedSafe certificate by the due date to Blackboard and complete clinical skills, and MPEs/CoCEs, AMSAT in ePAD.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

The maximum extension allowed is 14 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.

Students who require an extension of this test should consult their course coordinator.

Late submission

Applying for an extension

Extension requests are submitted online via my.UQ. Extension requests received in any other way will not be approved.

Information about applying for an extension can be found on my.UQ.

Extension guidelines

• Extension requests should be submitted prior to the assessment deadline.
• Extension requests must state the due date and the due time of the assessment.
• Requests for extensions received after the assessment item submission due date may not be approved. Late requests must include evidence of the reasons for the late request. 
• The extension granted should be in proportion to the period of illness or disruption caused by the exceptional circumstances and will typically be no more than 2 weeks in duration.
• Students on a Student Access Plan (SAP) with a clause on extension requests must still adhere to the extensions request policy outlined. Students need to attach the SAP and a note outlining their current situation with the online extension. application. A maximum of 7 days will be granted for applications on the basis of an SAP. An extension request beyond 7 days will require additional supporting information as this request will not be considered on the basis of the SAP, but rather additional events (whether they relate to the circumstances of the SAP or not).

Outcome of application

• Extension requests are generally processed within 2 working days. Students can see the outcome of their application by logging in to my.UQ.
• Appeals against a refusal of an extension should be lodged through the Student Grievance Resolution process outlined on my.UQ.

Penalties for late submission

• Assessments submitted late will have 10% of the mark available deducted per day (including weekends and public holidays).
• Work submitted more than 7 days after the due date without an approved extension will not receive a mark.
• Please note for pass/fail assessment there is no daily loss of marks. Assessment that is submitted late is given zero marks.

Clinical Practice FINAL Completion

• Hurdle

Mode

Activity/ Performance

Category

Performance, Placement

Weight

NGP

Due date

Assessment includes: MPEs x 30 (inclusive of CoCEs x 2), clinical skills x 3; AMSAT and 120 hours placement completion.

Completion of placement may extend beyond week 12 if appropriate.

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04, L05

Task description

Hurdle requirements

Submission guidelines

All clinical skills and MPEs must to be signed by a registered practitioner in ePAD.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

The maximum extension allowed is 14 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.

Students who require an extension of their placement should consult their course coordinator.

Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

• Hurdle

Mode

Activity/ Performance

Category

Performance, Practical/ Demonstration

Weight

NGP

Due date

End of Semester Exam Period

7/06/2025 - 21/06/2025

Each student will be allocated a day and time slot as per the schedule on the Blackboard course site, not when the published Examination timetable says so (the published timetable shows only the earliest day/time for the OSCE).

Learning outcomes

L03, L04

Task description

Hurdle requirements

Submission guidelines

Deferral or extension

You may be able to defer this exam.

Students who are sick during their allocated date and time must submit a medical certificate to apply for a deferred examination. Deferred examinations will be scheduled during the end of semester. Deferred and Supplementary examination period. Students must pass the deferred exam in order to pass the course.

Course grading

Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.

Supplementary assessment

Supplementary assessment is not available for some items in this course.

The OSCE is the only assessment eligible for a supplementary.

Additional assessment information

All pieces of assessment must receive a NGP in order to pass this course.ﾠ

Learning resources

You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.

Library resources

Library resources are available on the UQ Library website.

Other course materials

Additional learning resources information

https://ppl.app.uq.edu.au/content/6.20.01-information-and-communication-technology

Provides information in respect to the use of the students UQ Email account and their responsibility to check email and their right to forward email.

Learning activities

The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.

Policies and procedures

University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:

• Student Code of Conduct Policy
• Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
• Assessment Procedure
• Examinations Procedure
• Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure

Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.

You'll also need to be aware of the following policies and procedures while completing this course:

• Fitness to Practise Policy
• Vaccinations and Immunisation Procedure
• Work Integrated Learning and Work Experience Policy