Course Level

Graduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate of Rural and Remote Midwifery Practice

The Graduate Certificate of Rural and Remote Midwifery Practice supports midwives who work, or are preparing to work, in rural maternity services or health clinics in remote or very remote communities in Australia. The course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to understand the context of care in these settings and to adapt their professional knowledge and clinical skills to these new environments where the available resources are reduced and access to immediate emergency care may be limited and where the could be working as a single midwife in the community or on shift. Building relationships with women, families and communities sit at the heart of successful maternity care in rural and remote communities and this course will help students begin the journey of understanding the cultural, legislation and policies that surround maternity care in a rural and remote context. Compulsory attendance. This course includes a mandatory four-day simulation teaching block in Semester 2, facilitated at the Alice Springs campus. Students are responsible for any associated travel and accommodation costs.

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CDU Online

Part-time - 1 years

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Structure

This graduate certificate is offered as a part-time, one-year course, over two semesters. In Semester 1 students will complete two units. One is a shared unit with nurses and examines the principles of primary healthcare and a specific focus on working with First Nations people groups. The second considers the challenges of chronic disease and the impact on pregnancy in the context of rural and remote midwifery practice. In Semester 2 students will complete a single 20 credit unit which focuses on adapting the pre-existing midwifery knowledge and facilitates students to adapt these skills to the context of lower resourced rural and remote practice settings. A wider scope related to women's health in a primary healthcare setting and community based care of the neonate will be included.

Entry requirements

  • Current registration as a registered midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).