BACKGROUND Clients with communication impairment are at risk for health disparity. Hence, health care workers should be knowledgeable and skillful in communication. However, no studies are available on Iranian nursing and midwifery students' communication skills with patients with severe communication problems. OBJECTIVES The present study was conducted to investigate Iranian nursing and midw...

OBJECTIVE This discussion paper analyses a midwifery Continuity of Care program at an Australian University with the symbiotic clinical education model, to identify strengths and weakness, and identify ways in which this new pedagogical approach can be improved. BACKGROUND In 2002 a major change in Australian midwifery curricula was the introduction of a pedagogical innovation known as the Co...

Helen Walker1*, Steve Trenoweth2, Colin Martin3, Mark Ramm4 1School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery, University of the West of Scotland, UK 2Senior Lecturer (Mental Health), College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, University of West London, UK 3Chair in Mental Health, School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery, University of the West of Scotland, UK 4Head of Forensic Clinical Psychology, Th...

OBJECTIVE This paper uses comparisons and contrasts identified during an assessment of pre-service education for midwives in three countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of the paper is to stimulate discussion about issues that must be carefully considered in the context of midwifery educational programming and the expansion of the midwifery workforce. DESIGN AND SETTING A mixed qualita...

Raheleh Janani, Abdollah Jannatdoost, Alehe Seyedrasuli, Leila Valizadeh, Parvin Sarbakhsh. Member of educational board of nursing and midwifery faculty of Tabriz University of medical sciences, Iran; Department of medical surgical, nursing and midwifery faculty, Tabriz University of medical sciences, Iran; MD neonatal nursing of Alzahra hospital and head of research of Alzahra research committ...

The awareness of benefits resulting from the use of the latest research findings in the professional practice of midwives is a prerequisite to ensuring safe midwifery care satisfying the highest standards. Thus, it is important to encourage midwifery students to expand their knowledge and to improve their research methodology and critical analysis of literature-related competence. Aim The aim o...

BACKGROUND The ability to act on and justify clinical decisions as autonomous accountable midwifery practitioners, is encompassed within many international regulatory frameworks, yet decision-making within midwifery is poorly defined. Decision-making theories from medicine and nursing may have something to offer, but fail to take into consideration midwifery context and philosophy and the decis...

BACKGROUND Knowledge of pregnant women's and mothers' viewpoints on midwifery care is crucial for its appropriate delivery and research. In Germany, comprehensive research to more fully understand women's needs in pregnancy, labour, birth and the postpartum period until weaning is lacking. International studies provide some knowledge of women's expectations, their choices, and subjective criter...

BACKGROUND Midwifery education in Norway has undergone radical reforms in the past few decades. In 2004, the compulsory year of paid internship was removed from the requirement to become an authorised midwife. Since then, authorisation as a midwife depends on the successful completion of a two-year full-time academic course, consisting of 50% clinical practice and 50% theoretical education. Our...