SON5023 · Obstetric sonography

Overview

In this unit you will develop advanced obstetric ultrasound skills, focusing on evidence-based scanning methods and protocols throughout pregnancy, including the assessment of fetal growth, gestational age, and multiple pregnancies. You will gain competence in performing examinations, evaluating normal and abnormal findings, and interpreting sonographic appearances to inform clinical decision-making. During this unit you will communicate and collaborate with patients and multidisciplinary healthcare teams, applying ethical principles, and reflection on clinical and research-informed experiences to enhance professional competence and advance obstetric ultrasound practice.

Areas of study: Medical ultrasound

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

Assessment in this unit includes hurdle assessment tasks. Failure of any hurdle assessment task may result in failure of the unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Apply and justify evidence-based obstetric ultrasound protocols to optimise imaging outcomes.
2. Perform obstetric ultrasound examinations competently to achieve high-quality imaging.
3. Evaluate and interpret normal and abnormal obstetric sonographic appearances to inform clinical decision-making.
4. Collaborate effectively with patients and multidisciplinary healthcare teams to support informed decision-making.
5. Analyse clinical experiences and research-informed activities to enhance professional competence and advance obstetric ultrasound practice.

Workload

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.