A review of midwifery education curriculum documents in Jordan

Shaban, I; Leap, N

A review of midwifery education curriculum documents in Jordan

Shaban, I Leap, N

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Citation:: Women and Birth, 2012, 25 (4)
Issue Date:: 2012-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Shaban, I	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Leap, N	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-09-05	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Women and Birth, 2012, 25 (4)	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1871-5192	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/23180
dc.description.abstract	Background: There is worldwide recognition that midwives are specialists in normal pregnancy, labour and birth and the postnatal period and that they should be educated to be primary providers of maternity care. In Jordan midwives currently have limited opportunities to fulfil this role. Since the mid-1980s, two public community colleges have offered three-year diploma midwifery education programmes in two major cities in Jordan. In 2002 the first and only four-year bachelor of midwifery education programme was established in one public university. Aim: A review to describe the design and content of midwifery education programmes in Jordan and address the question: Does the design of midwifery education programmes in Jordan encourage confidence that graduates will be competent to practise to the full capacity of the internationally defined role and scope of practice of the midwife and undertake the role of primary maternity care providers for women with low-risk pregnancies? Design: A review of Jordanian midwifery education curriculum documents was undertaken using information and documents provided by midwifery programme coordinators. Participants: Programme coordinators in all institutions in Jordan providing midwifery education programmes. Findings: The curriculum documents reflected a medical model, with an emphasis on illness and intervention rather than preparation for the internationally defined full role and scope of practice of the midwife. Implications for practice: This study provides a profile of midwifery education curriculum documents in Jordan with recommendations for changes that would position midwives as potential primary maternity care providers for women in Jordan who have uncomplicated pregnancies. © 2011 Australian College of Midwives.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Women and Birth	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.wombi.2011.09.001	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Midwifery	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Curriculum	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Clinical Competence	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nurse Midwives	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Primary Health Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Jordan	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.title	A review of midwifery education curriculum documents in Jordan	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	25	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Midwifery
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	25	en_US

Abstract:

Background: There is worldwide recognition that midwives are specialists in normal pregnancy, labour and birth and the postnatal period and that they should be educated to be primary providers of maternity care. In Jordan midwives currently have limited opportunities to fulfil this role. Since the mid-1980s, two public community colleges have offered three-year diploma midwifery education programmes in two major cities in Jordan. In 2002 the first and only four-year bachelor of midwifery education programme was established in one public university. Aim: A review to describe the design and content of midwifery education programmes in Jordan and address the question: Does the design of midwifery education programmes in Jordan encourage confidence that graduates will be competent to practise to the full capacity of the internationally defined role and scope of practice of the midwife and undertake the role of primary maternity care providers for women with low-risk pregnancies? Design: A review of Jordanian midwifery education curriculum documents was undertaken using information and documents provided by midwifery programme coordinators. Participants: Programme coordinators in all institutions in Jordan providing midwifery education programmes. Findings: The curriculum documents reflected a medical model, with an emphasis on illness and intervention rather than preparation for the internationally defined full role and scope of practice of the midwife. Implications for practice: This study provides a profile of midwifery education curriculum documents in Jordan with recommendations for changes that would position midwives as potential primary maternity care providers for women in Jordan who have uncomplicated pregnancies. © 2011 Australian College of Midwives.

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