Ahpra Midwifery OBA study guide
Ahpra Midwifery OBA · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
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 OBA is intended for internationally qualified midwives and other applicants who must demonstrate that their knowledge, skills and professional judgement meet the standard expected for registration in Australia, rather than for midwives who already hold registration. Because the assessment is outcome-based, it tests applied midwifery practice and professional and ethical practice together, asking candidates to make safe clinical and professional decisions rather than recall isolated facts. Topics on this exam: Midwifery practice (domain weights not published in the retrieved source) and Professional and ethical practice (domain weights not published in the retrieved source). The Ahpra Midwifery OBA study guide has 2 sections and about 860 words.
01Midwifery Practice: Safe, Evidence-Informed Care Across the Continuum
Midwifery practice questions probe whether you can apply physiological knowledge, risk assessment and clinical reasoning to the woman and baby in front of you, across antenatal, labour and birth, and the postnatal period including the first six weeks of the neonate's life. Expect content on maternal and fetal observations, recognition of deviation from normal, escalation and referral, intrapartum monitoring and interpretation, third-stage management, breastfeeding support, newborn assessment and neonatal resuscitation principles, and documentation of the care you gave and the advice you provided.
424 words, about 2 min02Professional and Ethical Practice: Accountability, Consent and Communication
This domain examines how you practise, not only what you do: woman-centred care, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, professional boundaries, cultural safety, effective communication and handover, evidence-based practice, reflective practice, mandatory reporting, and managing complaints, incidents and adverse events. Questions reward the response that respects the woman's autonomy and dignity while meeting your professional obligations.
436 words, about 2 min