BACKGROUND Midwifery students, clinicians and educators in Australia identified the need for improved feedback for midwifery students whilst they are on clinical placement; in particular formative assessment. The miniCEX or mini-clinical evaluation exercise is one approach to assessment that has been proven valid and reliable in medical education. The aim of this research was to develop, implem...

New Zealand's midwifery education model is intertwined with a practice model which is underpinned by autonomy and partnership. The curriculum prepares students for practice across the scope of midwifery on their own responsibility. While students have formal learning opportunities within educational institutions they spend at least half of their programme learning through authentic work experie...

BACKGROUND national and international trends have identified concerns over the ability of health and social care workforces in meeting the needs of service users. Attention has increasingly been drawn to problems of recruiting and retaining professionals within higher education; however data in relation to the midwifery profession is scant. AIM to examine the perceptions and experiences of mi...

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...

BACKGROUND A midwife is a medical professional who has a nursing license, and is also licensed as a midwife with one additional year of education. In this globalization era, a midwife's role is increasing in importance for women and children's health care worldwide. PURPOSE The primary purpose was to analyze midwifery education programs in Korea and other nations. The secondary purpose was to...

introduction: implementation of professional standards as well as evaluation and assessments of providers has an important role in health promotion of each society. the purpose of this study was to assess the midwives working at midwifery offices as to performance of professional standards and effectiveness of continuous evaluation and education on them. methods: this is an interventional study...

There is a decrease in the number of new midwives, resulting from the shutdown of midwifery education program in hospitals due to a decrease in birthrate in the Republic of Korea. To solve this problem, the current medical laws on midwifery education system in Korea should be revised; nurse-midwifery specialist programs must be established in educational institutes with nursing programs. To sup...

If the needs of future midwifery practitioners are to be met it is essential that health-care education is evaluated to ensure that learning opportunities are relevant, dynamic and aligned with professional policy recommendations. In 2004, midwifery lecturers from Bournemouth University (BU) carried out an evaluation of four specific elements of the student practice and education experience wit...

1. Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. M Sc student, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Department of Midwifery, Client Education and Management Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran 4Mental Health Research Group, Health Metrics Research Centre, Iranian ...

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...