HLTAMAT002 — Assist with childbirth

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What an assessment for HLTAMAT002 must cover

110 assessable components: 3 elements (15 performance criteria), 9 performance evidence and 81 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Assist midwives or medical practitioners with birthing preparations.

1.1Confirm own role in the birthing process with midwife or medical practitioner.
1.2Communicate consistently in culturally appropriate and safe ways with women, their partners or families.
1.3Identify client cultural beliefs and personal preferences for their birthing from interactions and antenatal health care information and communicate these to attending midwife or medical practitioner.
1.4Facilitate questions and answers between women, their partners or families, and the midwife or medical practitioner, and confirm understanding.

2 Assist midwives or medical practitioners during the birthing process.

2.1Facilitate culturally safe and effective communications between midwife or medical practitioner and woman throughout the birthing process.
2.2Work under instructions from midwife or medical practitioner and according to standard treatment protocols across the stages of labour to assist with foetal and maternal monitoring and other support activities.
2.3Ensure women, their partners or families understand the advice and actions of the attending midwife or medical practitioner, confirm informed consent and explain what this means.
2.4Provide information and encouragement to women using positive and empathetic communication.
2.5Identify signs of any complications during the birthing process and report immediately to attending midwife or medical practitioner.
2.6Monitor the emotional wellbeing of women and their partners or families during the birthing process and provide care and advice.

3 Assist midwives or medical practitioners during immediate postpartum period.

3.1Complete and accurately record routine physical checks of mothers and babies according to midwife or medical practitioner instructions.
3.2Support the physical comfort of mothers and babies by providing routine postpartum information and advice.
3.3Identify signs of immediate postpartum complications and report immediately to attending midwife or medical practitioner.
3.4Monitor emotional wellbeing of mothers and their partners or families immediately after birth and provide care and advice.
3.5Update client files accurately and according to organisational procedures.

Performance evidence

for three women birthing Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children:
use and facilitate culturally safe communications during childbirth
provide physical, cultural and emotional support across the three stages of labour
measure and record foetal and maternal vital signs
provide routine immediate postpartum care and advice
for the newborn babies of the women, complete routine physical checks, and record details in client records
from births attended or from case study documentation, identify signs of, and report on:
three different common childbirth problems
three different non-routine care requirements for a newborn.

Knowledge evidence

organisational policies and procedures for:
maintaining client records
maintaining confidentiality of client information
medical record keeping requirements specific to childbirth:
key information and observations to be recorded for the birthing process
how to initiate new medical records for newborn babies and details that must be recorded
for childbirth:
organisational responsibilities and role boundaries of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health practitioners
the roles of other members of the multidisciplinary care team including medical staff, obstetricians, traditional and other midwives, birthing facility staff and female community Elders
the role of standard treatment protocols in childbirth:
types that are used by primary health care organisations including Standard Treatment Manuals (STM) and how to access
purpose, format and inclusions
how to use to identify clinical protocols for childbirth and postpartum care
different on country and off country environments for childbirth, how these may impact on the birthing process, and:
birthing practices suitable for culturally safe and positive birth outcomes
traditional birthing practices in the local community and how these may be respected and reflected in contemporary practice
key aspects of ‘Birthing on Country Models’ which can be implemented in birthing facilities away from country
medical equipment and consumables used during childbirth
stages of labour and the features of each stage
types of physical positions that may be adopted by mothers when giving birth and their advantages and disadvantages
checks to be made at each stage of labour, the procedures for making those checks and normal reference range:
maternal:
blood pressure
blood glucose level
blood loss per vaginam
contraction rate
foetal palpation
pain assessment
temperature, pulse, respiration (TPR)
foetal:
heart rate
fundal height measurements
cultural and emotional wellbeing needs that can arise during childbirth for women, their partners and families, and the role of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health practitioners in supporting those needs
types of physical problems that occur during childbirth and overview of how these are managed:
breech presentation
cord prolapse
eclampsia
haemorrhage:
antepartum
intrapartum
obstructed labour
retained placenta
ruptured membranes
shoulder dystocia
tears of the birth canal and need for episiotomy
vaginal discharge and fluid loss
routine immediate postpartum care requirements for mothers:
checks and measurements:
blood pressure
respiratory rate
temperature
placenta
uterine contraction
hygiene routines for maternal comfort after birth
offering of food and drink
advice on perineal hygiene and healing
review of pain levels and relief for after birth pain
potential non-routine immediate postpartum care requirements for mothers, the indicators for these, and overview of how they are managed:
manual removal of placenta
primary postpartum haemorrhage
repairs of birth canal tears
uterine inversion
routine immediate postpartum care requirements for newborns:
APGAR scoring:
appearance
pulse
grimace
activity
respiration
clamping and cutting of umbilical cord
drying of baby
keeping baby warm and skin-to-skin contact
encouragement of breastfeeding in the first hour after birth or variation based on maternal preference
temperature
weight, length and head circumference measurements
potential non-routine immediate postpartum care requirements for newborns, the indicators for these and overview of how they are managed:
blood sugar level measurement
oxygen administration
resuscitation
use of humidicribs
intravenous infusions.

Foundation skills

Reading: interpret sometimes complex and unfamiliar standard treatment protocols involving medical terminology and abbreviations.
Writing: use fundamental sentence structure, health terminology and abbreviations to complete client records that require factual information.
Oral communication: provide unambiguous information to clients using plain language and terms easily understood ask open and closed probe questions and actively listen to elicit information from clients and determine understanding of information provided.
Numeracy: interpret sometimes complex medical numerical data and abbreviations in standard treatment protocols take and record accurate measurements involving weights, lengths, rates and degrees.
Technology: recognise and assist with setting up and handling medical equipment used during childbirth.

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What does an assessment tool for HLTAMAT002 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for HLTAMAT002 needs to address all 110 unit components: 3 elements with 15 performance criteria, 9 performance evidence requirements, 81 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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