Genetics and genomics for midwifery practice was originally written for i-learn by the National Genetics Education and Development Centre to help midwives develop a better understanding of genetics and genomics.

Completion of this module will enable you:

  • to understand your role in genetics and genomics
  • to refresh and/or enhance your knowledge
  • to consider the skills required to gain appropriate information from the families in your care
  • to reflect on various situations you might encounter in practice when these skills and knowledge will be required

By the end of this i-learn module you should be able to:

  • demonstrate a knowledge of how genetic conditions occur and how they may be inherited within a family
  • describe your role in identifying those with a higher probability of having a genetic condition and how you would refer to specialist genetic services
  • appreciate how the use of genomic information is likely to impact on maternity care

This module contains a number of animations all less than 2 minutes in length.

Study time: 2 hours

Original content: 2014
Reviewed: 2018