Spontaneous Labour & Birth, Evidence & Debate

The module requires theoretical and reflective engagement with a range of concepts and aims. You'll then apply these reflections to practical, empathic, rights-based solutions in a UK and global context.

Develop your knowledge and philosophical reflection in the following areas:

• In the context of childbirth and maternal and infant wellbeing
• Identifying personal constructs of midwifery and childbirth
• When engaging with concepts of normality and diversity

You'll appraise specific research into parameters of the physiological norm. While developing theoretical insights into the nature and impact of the birth environment. You'll review practical approaches to help optimal labour, birth, and transition to early parenting.

You'll also be able to engage with new ways of seeing health and childbirth. These are based on the theories of complexity and chaos, uncertainty, and salutogenesis. You'll develop theoretical insights into the nature of professional and personal relationships in the context of childbirth. 

You can complete this module in isolation or as part of the Midwifery, MSc course.