This unit provides 8-weeks rural placement, 280 hrs (35hrs/week) for students to experience rural health practice looking at limitations and opportunities for improving maternal and new-born health. It aims to enable students to conduct community profile analyses, needs analysis, develop and modify priority of health promotion strategies aimed at reducing maternal and new-born mortality and improving quality of life of women and children. It also enables the students to conduct simple clinical research to improve clinical practice that enhances quality care. Students use the community action and participation process and work with key community groups and individuals to improve maternal and new-born health using joint community activities. The unit also provides the opportunity for the student to apply some of skills learnt in practicum one and two in providing care in postpartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and making referrals to the hospital and other support services.