Midwifery education: literature review and additional material

The National Review of Nursing Education 2002 was initiated in April 2001 to examine the future nursing educational needs of the health, community and aged care system in Australia and to provide advice on appropriate education policy and funding frameworks. The Review commissioned a wide range of research and six literature reviews. This literature review examines the quality, nature and process of midwifery education in Australia. Over the last two decades, midwifery education has moved from hospital locations and teaching to universities. The introduction of innovative maternity services has brought about change in midwifery education overseas. The review provides: (1) an analysis of the literature on midwifery education in Australia, the UK, Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the US; (2) the contribution of the Australian Midwifery Action Project (AMAP) to the inquiry into the current position of midwifery education across Australia; (3) an analysis of the development of the three-year Australian Bachelor of Midwifery (BMid) and national educational standards; (4) an analysis of the continuing education needs of Australian midwives; and (5) re-entry programs. The report is organised into the following sections: Introduction; Methodology; Results of the review; International midwifery education; Discussion; and Conclusion. References, several tables and a glossary of organisations are included. Appendices contain information on the following aspects of the research: contributor details; AMAP Education Survey; Graduate Diploma in Midwifery; English National Board documents; A vision for midwifery education; Evidence-based midwifery practice: a strategy to teach midwifery students about woman-centred care in Australia; Industry initiated course.

The volume of literature reviews is indexed at TD/TNC 71.173. Show less