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Midwifery

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Course title	Course code

Midwife's Role SE	553.013

Type of course

seminar

Level of course	Year of study	Semester	Hours per week	Number of credits

Undergraduate	2012/13	1	1,00	1,00

Name of lecturer(s)

Vera Wokurek-Biebel

Objective of the course

The students know how midwives work in Austria and have done a teamwork on tis topic.
They know all impotrant facts abuot the Austrian Midwives Organisation and the Austrian Midwives - Journal.
The students are aware of the international aspects of midwifery and know the "International Code of Ethics for Midwives", passed by the "International Confederation of Midwives".
The students dealt with the Austrian Midwifery Law and the resulting chances and limits for professional midwives.
The students are aware of trappings of power in midwifery practice.

Prerequisites

no special knowledge required

Course contents

The students get information about midwifery national and international, the code of ethics for midwifes and the Austrian midwife law. The students should also get in contact with midwives, make interviews about their work, present their findings in plenum