Politics of Maternity Care (NS0065)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HEA-P-PolMatC

The focus is on the relationships between the various individuals and groups in the childbearing scenario as they seek to achieve the ends which are of importance to each of them. Attention will be given to the various participants in the woman's experience of childbearing. The context will comprise the variety of settings which feature in the literature on childbearing. The experience of childbearing is considered to extend from the time of decision-making, through pregnancy and birth and the postnatal period into the early days of childrearing.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : None

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Nursing Studies, (School of Health in Social Science, Schedule D)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	16:10	18:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- The student will consider maternity care provision in terms of its relevance to the consumer as well as the other actors.
- The role of the participants in local and international systems of maternity care will be understood.
- The extent to which maternity care addresses the various needs of those involved throughout the childbearing episode will be addressed.