This article describes in practical terms the approach to selection and maintenance of clinical experience sites for nurse-midwifey educational programs. The responsibilities of clinical instructors, University programs, and student nurse-midwives in clinical settings are examined. Guidelines are offered to assist in providing a sound educational environment for the learning of the role of the ...

In this paper we describe a study about the role of Information Technology (IT) on the quality of maternity care in the midwifery centres in the Netherlands. We conducted an interview study with midwives in the Netherlands. The objective was to understand the current situation, challenges and design opportunities that could help to provided improved healthcare. The results of the interview stud...

Background The TrendCare Patient Dependency System is currently used by a large number of maternity Services across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. In 2012, 2013 and 2014 validation studies were initiated in all three countries to validate the acuity tools used for women in labour, and postnatal mothers and babies. This paper will present the findings of the validation study. Aim The aim ...

Midwifery is one of the universal professions. At the end of the nineteenth century, midwives in the United States were disenfranchised from the mainstream. A concerted effort was waged by male physicians to characterize midwifery practices as unscientific while simultaneously preventing midwives from obtaining formal education. Although midwifery in the United States continued, it was limited ...

BACKGROUND The policy drive for the UK National Health Service (NHS) has focused on the need for high quality services informed by evidence of best practice. The introduction of care pathways and protocols to standardise care and support implementation of evidence into practice has taken place across the NHS with limited evaluation of their impact. A multi-site case study evaluation was underta...

quality of nursing care: nurses’, physicians’, patients’ and patients family’s perspectives: a qualitative study zagheri tafreshi m[1], atashzadeh shorideh f[2]*, pazargadi m[3], barbaz ah[4] received: 20 may, 2012 accepted: 31 jul , 2012abstract background & aims:  quality in health care has varied aspects, definitions and interpretations. according to many differences in definition of nursing...