Ahpra Midwifery OBA case studies
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The Ahpra Midwifery Outcome-Based Assessment (OBA) is an assessment pathway administered within the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) registration system. Ahpra is the national agency that, together with the National Boards, regulates registered health practitioners in Australia; the Nursing and Midwifery Board is the National Board listed for the midwifery profession. The Ahpra Midwifery OBA case studies are 5 cases and about 2,991 words.
1Deciding on transfer when labour progress stalls in a rural birth unit
You are the sole midwife on shift at a rural birth unit staffed for low-risk births, 95 minutes by road from the regional hospital and 40 minutes from the nearest ambulance station. A 29-year-old primigravida at 40+3 weeks was admitted at 4 cm dilatation with spontaneous rupture of membranes 6 hours ago, clear liquor, and a reassuring cardiotocograph.
668 words, about 3 min2Declining a recommended induction at 41 weeks
A 34-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 1, attends the clinic at 41+2 weeks. Her previous birth was an uncomplicated vaginal birth at term.
596 words, about 3 min3A colleague's documentation does not match what you observed
During handover you receive care of a woman who gave birth 8 hours ago by spontaneous vaginal birth after a 700 mL blood loss. The previous midwife documented 'lochia moderate, fundus firm, observations stable' at the end of her shift.
554 words, about 3 min4A request for a home birth after a previous caesarean
A 31-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 1, is 20 weeks pregnant and requests a planned home birth. Her previous birth was an emergency caesarean at 39 weeks for failure to progress after 14 hours of labour, with a healthy baby.
606 words, about 3 min5A student midwife's error and the duty to be honest
You are the supervising midwife for a second-year student on a postnatal ward. The student administered a dose of anti-D immunoglobulin to a woman who had already received it earlier that shift.
567 words, about 3 min