Viewing course details for 2024 year of entry

Code: MWY3905 (Level 6) MWY4905 (Level 7)
Course Leader: Anabel Halawi

Overview

This module aims to develop a practitioner who has greater understanding of how to promote equality, diversity and inclusivity in the care and management of women and pregnant people in the childbearing continuum and their families. To develop a practitioner who has greater understanding of how exclusion and diversity influences care, who has non-bias insight and is able to cater for childbearing women and pregnant people regardless of culture, race, ethnicity and disability. Practitioners will develop the skills and strategies to confidently challenge discriminatory practices.

The teaching and learning strategy is designed to facilitate learning for busy learners, making it easier to study from home as sessions will be delivered online.

You have the option of studying a single module for 15 credits, or as part of a master’s degree at Level 6 or 7.
Particular emphasis will be placed on fostering participatory approaches in a way that facilitates your learning.

For further details please contact [email protected]

Teaching

Active learning will be used to encourage interaction between learners and tutors, drawing on user and community expertise as well as your own experiences. You will be provided with online learning materials and online lectures as well as additional guided reading.

Engaging with active discussion and reflection will enable you to consolidate, and extend your knowledge, and help to prepare you for the assessment.

Course Content

There will include five sessions that will be delivered online with one to one tutorial on completion.

History and current developments, societal attitudes, discourse
Unconscious bias, exclusivity, diversity and inclusivity
Intersectionality
Neurodiversity
Ethnic anatomical differences and variations in the physiological responses to pregnancy i.e. hyperemesis, gestational diabetes
Marginalised groups: young people; physical disabilities; neuro diverse, asylum seekers and refugees
Influence of exclusivity, diversity and inclusivity in decision making in childbearing practice and multi-discipline approaches to addressing similarities and differences in pregnancy and birth
Minoritised groups – race, ethnicity, blackness and psycho-social trends
Related law & ethics: Equalities Act 2010, Human Rights Act 1998 and other relevant legislation; protected characteristics

Assessment

You will be assessed through a written work.

Entry requirements

Qualifications

If you choose to study the Level 6 module, you must provide evidence of successful study at Level 5 or the ability to study at Level 6
If you choose to study the Level 7 module, you must provide evidence of successful study at Level 6 or the ability to study at Level 7.

Fees and funding

The fees* below refer to the 2023/24 academic year unless otherwise stated.

Per credit: £63
15 credits: £945

*Course fees are subject to annual inflation.

There are several funding options available:

receiving course fees via CPPD contracts between NHS trusts and Middlesex University
paying your own fees
sponsorship by your employer (but not under a CPPD contract

For more information for any of these options, including fee rates for self-funding/employer-sponsored students, please visit our dedicated funding page.

How to apply

To apply for this module, please visit our CPD health practitioner page for an application form.

Download an enquiry form and for more information on the application process. Applications to this module should be made directly to the university, apply for a CPD module or programme.

Exclusivity, diversity and inclusivity Module