15 unit(s)
Third term or First term Level III
Second clinical placement under the supervision of a registered midwife (12 weeks)

Students focus on introductory skills for care during physiological birth and immediate postpartum period.  Weekly problem-based tutorials include normal intrapartum and immediate postpartum and newborn care.

Prerequisite(s): HTHSCI 2M03; MIDWIF 1D03, 2F03, 2G06 (or 1A06 or 2G03). A minimum GPA of 6.0 in first term is required.

Antirequisite(s): MIDWIF 2E12, 2H15

3 unit(s)
First term

Advanced clinical skills I:  A one-week 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.

Advanced clinical skills II:  Short one-week intensive course.  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 being able to initiate and facilitate such consultation.

Prerequisite(s): MIDWIF 2M15

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 3J06

Antirequisite(s): MIDWIF 3A09, 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

15 unit(s)
Summer term

Third 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.

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