3 unit(s)
First term

A five day intensive course using workshop format to focus on emergency interventions, evidence based management of prenatal and intrapartum situations and communication . Students receive instruction from midwifery faculty and interdisciplinary experts in preparation for community placements and senior midwifery clinical placements.

Prerequisite(s): MIDWIF 2H15

9 unit(s)

Students will be placed in clinical settings and supervised by physicians, nurses, social workers and other health and social service providers.  Some placements may be hospital or community-based while others involve a combination of clinic and hospital on call work.  Through these varied experiences, students will gain insight into the roles of other health and social service professionals, develop communication skills and learn how to function in an interprofessional team.  Students will be given an option to arrange one placement out of province or out of country pending approval.

Prerequisite(s): MIDWIF 2H15

Co-requisite(s): MIDWIF 3F03

6 unit(s)

Students will be placed in clinical settings and supervised by physicians, nurses, social workers and other health and social service providers.  Some placements may be hospital or community-based while others involve a combination of clinic and hospital on call work.  Through these varied experiences, students will gain insight into the roles of other health and social service professionals, develop communication skills and learn how to function in an interprofessional team.  Students will be given an option to arrange one placement out of province or out of country pending approval.

Prerequisite(s): MIDWIF 2H15

Co-requisite(s): MIDWIF 3J06

6 unit(s)

Web-tutorial and lecture format are utilized to provide a greater theoretical understanding of progressively complex midwifery scenarios. The course will also focus on situations where midwives consult and or work collaboratively with other care providers in the provision of care.

Prerequisite(s): MIDWIF 2H15

Co-requisite(s): MIDWIF 3K06

3 unit(s)

This course addresses the theoretical basis for inter-professional collaboration and explores related professional issues such as global midwifery, ethics and risk management. The course includes critical analysis of issues in asynchronous online discussion and submission of a major paper.

Prerequisite(s): MIDWIF 2H15

Co-requisite(s): MIDWIF 3A09

3 unit(s)
Second term

Short intensive course of five to six days. The course builds on the skills introduced in MIDWIF 3I03 and focuses on preparing the student for recognizing situations where consultation and transfer of care is required, as well as in being able to initiate and facilitate such consultation.

Prerequisite(s): MIDWIF 3I03

15 unit(s)
Summer term

Second placement in a midwifery practice: students extend skills to more complex childbearing situations. Problem-based tutorials focus on expanding the knowledge base of maternal-newborn complications, for consultation and referral, and relationships with other health care providers.

Midwifery Complications and Consultation (C&C) is the second in the sequence of four midwifery clinical courses. Building on and further consolidating the student’s knowledge and skills in normal childbearing and variations of normal, the theoretical and clinical components of C&C focus on the recognition and management of conditions that require consultation. The student learns the role of the midwife in detecting and managing these conditions, including the need for and process involved in inter-professional collaboration and consultation.

In the clinical placement, the student increasingly provides independent midwifery care to pregnant persons and their newborns throughout the childbearing cycle. The student assumes responsibility for care management in the primary care role in situations of normal with confidence and with growing confidence and competence in variations of normal and those leading to consultation. The student increasingly initiates consultation and referral when appropriate. The student also detects and assists in urgent and emergency maternal and newborn situations when they arise.

Prerequisite(s): MIDWIF 2H15, MIDWIF 3A09, MIDWIF 3F03 , MIDWIF 3I03 , MIDWIF 3J06 , MIDWIF 3K06 , MIDWIF 3L03