This module develops an understanding of Interprofessional practice, evidence-based service improvement and innovation.  

This module is a skills-based module which students will be utilising in Midwifery practice placements with taught elements aligned to the Midwifery Ongoing Record of Achievement (MORA). 
This module will provide students with knowledge and understanding and practical skills in midwifery to be able to provide additional care for women/birthing people and neonates, including practising emergency midwifery skills. The students will be required to develop their skills in analysing and reflecting on clinical practice and self-assessment of progress. This module also focuses on developing knowledge on pharmacology in Midwifery Practice.

This module will provide the student with further insight to enhance understanding of providing safe & effective universal and additional midwifery care through increased complexity.

1. The definition of additional maternity care. Evidence informed additional care covering pre-conception and throughout antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.  Knowledge of a range of pre-existing, emerging and emergency physical complications, their appropriate care and the potential impact on maternal morbidity and mortality.
2. Knowledge of how health, social and economic inequalities impact on holistic care provision, including cultural & spiritual factors. Influential factors in psychological wellbeing.
3. Introduction to care provision to optimise the safety of women[1] / birthing people with additional care needs in a range of settings and models of care (e.g. continuity of carer).    
4. Effective use of communication tools (e.g. SBAR) and advanced communication skills. The importance of sharing information across the interdisciplinary & multi-agency teams. Legal requirements regarding information sharing.

This module will provide the student with further insight to develop knowledge and understanding to examine and apply health protection strategies underpinning safe and effective universal and additional care through increased complexity.

1. Examination of effective planning and provision of care for women[1] / birthing people with additional needs, through collaboration and communication by the midwife with the interdisciplinary and multiagency team.
2. Investigation of the effects of complex additional needs on holistic care, including infant feeding.
3. Understanding of how midwives maintain universal care provision for women with additional complex care needs.
4. Knowledge of the principles of informed choice and the related law and how midwives use evidence-based information to support and advocate for women’s choices.

Investigation of underlying complex personal, social or cultural circumstances and their potential impact throughout the woman’s life course in relation to optimising health and well-being while minimising morbidity and mortality.

This module will provide the students with the knowledge to provide universal and additional care for newborns, and preparation for undertaking the NIPE. This module will equip the students with the following essential requisite theory:

1. Anatomy, physiology and epigenetics of fetal development and adaptation to extra-uterine life. Examination of the physiology of conditions that may affect the newborn infant, their identification across different ethnicities, and their implications, providing individualised holistic care for those with and without additional complex health, socio-cultural needs through the early postnatal period.
2. Awareness of the systematic examination of the newborn infant and the process of collaboration with, and referral to the interdisciplinary and multiagency teams, in accordance with NIPE standards and in-line with current evidence-based practice.
3. Importance of history taking and developing the ability to utilise pre-examination information and recognition of significant factors and events in the prenatal, antenatal and intrapartum periods that may impact neonatal outcome, including safeguarding.
4. Introduction to recognition of professional responsibility and accountability whilst conducting the NIPE; NIPE screening for conditions related to eyes, heart, hips and testes and the provision of evidence-based information for parents; the process of disseminating results and provision of counselling to women1/birthing people and their families.
5. Provision of authentic and meaningful communication incorporating advocacy and sensitive conversations relating to newborn infant and health education including infant feeding advice and support.