Criteria for assessment · The following is included in this written assignment: - Physical and psycho-social adaptation to the parenting role is identified and supported with reference to recent literature. - A relevant issue is clearly identified and literature support is provided for your choice. - The impact of the issue on family life is discussed. - The role of the nurse and midwife is briefly described. · Research literature is used to provide support for discussion. · Written expression, presentation and referencing are satisfactory. Written assignment topic Becoming a parent represents one of life’s most significant milestones and the experience of pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting can be a time of both joy and anticipation, but also a time of uncertainty and isolation. · Choose one specific issue relating to parenting today and discuss the impact this might have on family life. Examples of appropriate issues include social isolation, changing social values, the influence of parenting ‘experts’, social and financial disadvantage, delaying childbearing, reproductive technology. Include in your discussion the role of the nurse and midwife in assisting parents in the situation you describe. The three objectives for the assignment On completion of this unit it is expected that you will be able to: 1. 1 Demonstrate nursing knowledge and skills in the assessment of patterns of human growth and development commencing with conception and extending to adolescents. 2. 2. Describe physiological, psychological, social and cultural implications of, and changes to the childbearing process as they affect women and their families in Australia. 3. 3. Discuss the role of the midwife in providing primary care for the childbearing woman and her family. Marking Criteria I have attched the copy