Childbirth and Transition to Parenting unit (CNA620)

Online

Introduction

This unit provides you with the knowledge and skills to work with women, their newborn babies and their families during normal labour, the birthing experience and early parenting days. Underpinning this unit is a belief that childbirth is essentially a normal but pivotal life event. The unit will encourage you to develop a midwifery care approach that respects and supports women in the decisions they make around birth and care of their newborn. You will develop these skills using a woman-centred philosophical approach to provide care and guidance for a woman and her partner during labour, birthing and early parenting. Studies include legal, ethical, and cultural factors that impact midwifery practice. This unit is one of six units that make up the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery and contributes knowledge, skills and attributes required for competent beginning-level midwifery practice. By the completion of the course, you will be required to demonstrate the acquisition of the current NMBA Midwifery Standards for Practice.

Summary

Unit name	Childbirth and Transition to Parenting
Unit code	CNA620
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Health School of Nursing
Discipline	Nursing
Coordinator	Nicki Watts
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Online	Semester 2

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	5/7/2026	27/7/2026	30/8/2026	24/10/2026

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2026 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2026 will be available from the 1st October 2025. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Synthesise and apply midwifery theories to identify the need for, plan, provide, and evaluate culturally safe and inclusive, woman-centred midwifery care for women, their infants, and significant others during normal childbirth and the transition to parenting.
• Critically analyse and interpret the legal and ethical obligations of the midwife to the mother and her unborn/newborn baby, and apply these principles to inform their decisions during childbirth and the early parenting period.
• Critically evaluate and reflect on the professional roles of the midwife in promoting physiological childbirth, demonstrating reflexive practice to strengthen safe, ethical and woman-centred care.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
060303	$592.00	$592.00	not applicable	$3,178.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³

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² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
⁴ Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Requisites

Co-requisites

CNA624 Introduction to Midwifery Practice

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Online Webinar (tutorials and drip-in sessions) - 1 hour, 12 times per study period. Independent learning - 10 hours per week.
Assessment	Critical Analysis of research evidence in normal labour, childbirth or early parenting. (30%)|Online Discussion: Critical Inquiry to Childbirth Care (30%)|Critical Evaluation of an episode of Postpartum/Postnatal Midwifery Care (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required Readings will be provided by your Unit Coordinator via the Reading List link in MyLO, or the unit Reading List on the University Library website.
Recommended	Recommended Readings will be provided by your Unit Coordinator via the Reading List link in MyLO, or the unit Reading List on the University Library website.

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