MID5008 Managing complex health issues in midwifery
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MID5008 Managing complex health issues in midwifery is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MID5008
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MID5008
No unit lists MID5008 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in course code M6006 in the Advanced Midwifery specialisation.
Overview
Complex health issues affect women, babies and their families. In this unit, you will concentrate on key aspects of complex care as a central aspect of advanced midwifery practice.
You will investigate the management of complex health issues in a contemporary health system and their implications for advanced midwifery practice.
In this unit you will examine women with comorbidities and multiple medical risks, women with comorbidities and multiple maternal and fetal health risks and women with complex social and mental health issues.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Peninsula | Flexible |
Assessment
- Case study (2,000 words)Written35%
- Oral presentation and evidenced-based rationale (presentation and rationale - 1,000 words each)Presentation35%
- Concept map and critical reflection (Concept map and critical reflection 1,000 words each)Artefact30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically examine the complex health issues women experience during pregnancy, labour, birth and after childbirth.
- 2
Critically analyse the role of the midwife when working with women with complex health issues during pregnancy, labour, birth and after childbirth.
- 3
Discuss advanced communication skills to engage and educate women and families who experience complex health issues during pregnancy, labour, birth and after childbirth.
- 4
Formulate strategies for advancing collaborative practice and leadership within the multidisciplinary team.
- 5
Plan and develop advanced midwifery practice interventions for working with women with complex health issues during pregnancy, labour, birth and after childbirth.
- 6
Critically examine the evidence to support advanced midwifery decision making skills when caring for women and babies with a complex health issue.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials12 hours
Please refer to Moodle for tutorial types and requirements.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Sue Willey
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Sue Willey
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MID5008?
MID5008 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MID5008 offered?
In 2025, MID5008 runs in Semester 2 at Peninsula.
Does MID5008 have an exam?
No. MID5008 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.