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National Review of Nursing Education

Midwifery Education

Literature Review and Additional Material (Revised Edition)

Nicky Leap RM MA (UK)
Senior Research Fellow

and

Lesley Barclay RN RM BA Med PhD FCNA FACMI
Professor and Director

With assistance from

Elizabeth Nagy BA Dip Ed Grad Dip Psych

Athena Sheehan RN CM BN MN

Pat Brodie RN CM BA HSc MN

Sally Tracy RGON (NZ) CM Adv DipN (NZ) BNURS (NZ)

March 2002
Final Report

Department of Education, Science and Training
Department of Health and Aged Care

The authors are part of the AMAP Project funded by an ARC SPIRT Grant in association with Women’s Hospitals Australia, NSW Health, South Australian Department of Human Services and the Australian College of Midwives.

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Contents

Authors and Co-authors

Acknowledgments

Glossary

Executive Summary

• 1. Introduction

• 2. Methodology

• 2.1 Level of Evidence

• 2.2 Literature Search Strategy

• 2.3 Literature Analysis

• 2.4 The Contribution of the Australian Midwifery Action Project

• 2.5 An Analysis of Development of BMid and Educational Standards

• 2.6 An Analysis of Continuing Education Needs of Midwives

• 2.7 Re-entry Programs

• 3. Results of the Review

• 3.1 Background

• 3.2 Current Issues

• 3.3 Australian Midwifery Action Project: Education Survey

• 3.4 Development of 3-Year Bachelor of Midwifery in Australia

• 4. International Midwifery Education

• 4.1 Midwifery Education – United Kingdom

• 4.2 Midwifery Education – New Zealand

• 4.3 Midwifery Education – Netherlands

• 4.4 Midwifery Education – Canada

• 4.5 Midwifery Education – United States

• 5. Discussion

• 5.1 Issues in Midwifery Education that Australia Shares with Countries

• 5.2 Support and Education for Midwives to Address

• 5.3 Midwifery Teaching and Learning Frameworks

• 5.4 Supporting Students Midwives

• 5.5 Supernumerary Versus Employed Status

• 5.6 Midwifery Competency Assessment

• 5.7 Attraction, Attrition and Retention of Midwives

• 5.8 Part-time versus Full-time Study

• 5.9 Selection of Students

• 5.10 Regulation for Midwifery Education

• 6. Conclusion

• 7. References

• 8. Bibliography

APPENDICES

• Appendix A Contributors Details

• Appendix B AMAP Education Survey Questionnaire

• Appendix C UTS Graduate Diploma in Midwifery

• Appendix D English National Board Documents

• Appendix E ARM Vision for the Future of Midwifery Education

• Appendix F Evidence-Based Midwifery Practice

• Appendix G Industry Initiated Course

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