Facilitating midwifery clinical skill development online: A case study

The 2020 Year of the Nurse and Midwife has presented many challenges following World Health Organisation declaring a world pandemic due to COVID-19 on 11th March 2020. One these relates preparation undergraduate nurses midwives for largely clinically based profession within tertiary setting. Comprehensive educational registration practice is at core quality midwifery care leading optimisation outcomes women their babies. To ensure graduate are competent, extensive professional placement complimented by immersive simulation sessions focussing on; practice, skill, clinical decision-making development in laboratory sessions. Due social distancing restrictions imposed Australian Government all face-to-face Queensland university were moved online between late July This opportunities redesign teaching practices implement innovations continue provide high quality, award winning Bachelor Midwifery Program. paper will present case study an innovative strategy utilised Blackboard environment facilitate skills two critical skills, management shoulder dystocia estimation postpartum blood loss.