MID501: Anatomy and Physiology for Midwifery Practice (Not available in 2010)

Students will develop an understanding of the events that occur prior to conception and during embryological development of the foetus. The students will gain knowledge of the female anatomy and the complex physiological adaptations and changes that must occur to support the developing pregnancy. To provide midwifery care in the postpartal period the student will understand the adaptation of the breast to lactogenesis and the physiology of the puerperium as retrogressive changes occur to the organs of reproduction.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Not available 2010
Contact Time	Lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 2 hours per week timetabled in alternate weeks over the trimester (6 in total).
Prerequisites	Enrolment in the Master of Midwifery.
School	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Unit Coordinator	Dr Zablon Njiru Position: Lecturer in Nursing Bioscience E-mail: Z.Njiru@murdoch.edu.au Location: Peel Campus Peel100 Room 2.018 Phone: Prefix: +618 9582 5508
Unit Contacts	No contacts available, please contact the unit coordinator for more information

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)