Graduate Diploma in Maternal, Child and Family Health

Adelaide University’s Graduate Diploma in Maternal, Child and Family Health will equip you with skills to nurture healthier Australian families.This customisable qualification offers you a choice of electives, all focusing on the health of the mother, child and family. Covering both the nursing and midwifery disciplines, you’ll study topics that integrate into your everyday practice and advance your skills into areas of clinical need.Expand your perspective of the areas that impact family care and learn ways to address them. Understand how family health can be influenced by domestic violence, disability and chronic disease, culture and geographic location. Learn practical skills and strategies to provide care, including communication, ethical and legal requirements and more.Fit study around your work and life with online and part-time study options. Engage in workshops and learn from your fellow nurses and midwives.You’ll graduate with the skills to provide better, more individualised care, and the perspective to improve policies and practices for mothers, children and families. The Graduate Diploma in Maternal, Child and Family Health is a flexible program available for part-time or full-time study.Choose from a variety of nursing and midwifery programs that will provide an advanced scope of practice and lead to areas of specialised future employment.Start with theory that covers maternal, child and family health, including the historical and contemporary trends that affect this group. You’ll also learn the existing policies, programs and interventions in place in Australian healthcare, and how they inform your existing practice.Choose from topics that interest you, including:Women’s sexual and reproductive health across the lifespan, including common and chronic conditions like endometriosis, fertility management and safer sexAdvanced understanding of lactation and breastfeeding, including the biology of breastfeeding, addressing complications and emotional support to help new mothersPharmacology and prescribing, including better understanding the role of medicines in primary healthcare and how to safely prescribe themMental health, including support and interventions for groups with unique needs, including perinatal and adolescent health