Module Code - Title:
NM4284
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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The aim of this module is to enable the student to promote gynaecological and reproductive health and well-being and provide care for women with social, physical, emotional, intellectual, educational and healthcare needs.
Syllabus:
The principles of health promotion and salutogenesis applied to midwifery. Provision of culturally sensitive midwifery care impacting sexuality fertility and childbearing. Review of the implications on health, pregnancy and parenthood for women with disabilities and disadvantaged groups. Gynaecological health and wellbeing; care for women with related problems to include, gynaecological cancers and sexually transmitted infections. Infertility and assisted reproductive technology. Contraception. Care of the woman experiencing crisis pregnancy. Age and childbearing including teenagers and the older mother. Intimate partner violence in pregnancy. Effects of drug and alcohol misuse. Perinatal mental health.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Discuss health promotion with application to the role of the midwife.
Discuss the promotion of gynaecological health and wellbeing and care for women with related problems.
Identify and evaluate the reproductive health care needs for diverse groups with particular social, physical, emotional, intellectual, educational and healthcare needs.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
Discuss the provision of care in a positive and non-judgemental way which best addresses the sexual and reproductive needs of diverse groups.
Consider the impact of fertility and infertility on women's wellbeing.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
N/A
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
The student will participate in the learning experience through a variety of teaching and learning strategies: in particular the use of case scenarios to explore specific and generic issues and the use of the virtual learning environment Students will also be expected to engage in self-directed study to supplement their learning. As a result of gaining a thorough understanding of the midwife's role in promoting gynaecological and reproductive health and well-being the module aims to develop UL graduate attributes. Students will become more knowledgeable, responsible and collaborative and proactive in their approach to meeting the needs of a diverse population with particular social, physical, emotional, intellectual, educational and healthcare needs.
The module will reflect the most recent developments and students will be expected to demonstrate an awareness of how research findings impact on a woman's gynaecological and reproductive health and well-being.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Guillebauld, J., Mac Gregor, A. (2017)
Contraception your questions answered, 7th ed.
, Edinburgh: Elsevier.
Bickerstaff, H.,Kenny, L., (2017)
Gynaecology by ten teachers, 20th eds.
, UK: Hodder and Stoughton.
Macdonald, S., Johnson, G. (2023)
Mayes' Midwifery, 16th ed.
, Edinburgh:Elsevier.
Muscat, H., Passmore H, and Cheney-Morris, S. (2015)
Contexts of midwifery practice
, USA: Sage.
Other Relevant Texts:
Byrom, S. and Downe, S. (2015)
The roar behind the silence: why kindness, compassion and respect matter in maternity care
, London: Pinter and Martin.
Hunter, B. (2008)
Emotions in midwifery and reproduction
, Basingstoke: Palgrave McMillian.
McKay-Moffat, S. (2007)
Disability in pregnancy and childbirth
, Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BSMIDWUFA - MIDWIFERY
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
Sandra.c.Healy@ul.ie