Cultural Safety and Women’s Health in Aotearoa New Zealand

The aim of this course is for ākonga to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to critically analyse cultural safety and its application to women’s health within the provision of maternity care in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Information
Course Code	HPRO7402
Level	7
Credits	15

Description

The learning outcomes for this course are:

Critically analyse cultural safety to inform culturally competent care in midwifery practice in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Critically analyse the social constructs of gender and their effect on health status to inform care that supports equitable outcomes in the midwifery context.

Apply culturally safe strategies that promote women’s health in midwifery practice in Aotearoa New Zealand.