‘Theory or Practice learning reigns supreme in BMid students undertaking a UNICEF – BFI midwifery curriculum?’
Helen McIntyre (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Description
BFI curriculum Study Findings: Theory or Practice learning reigns supreme Summary of Findings Implications for Practice and Education
Curriculum development must address the changing nature of midwifery practice and the deficits in clinical learning opportunities, creatively managed.
Clinically - skill mix impacts on student learning opportunity and assessment of competency.
Enabling ‘distance/indirect supervision’ and ‘confidence’ cases for senior student midwives within a community and hospital setting is essential in the development of breastfeeding assessment, decision making and care planning .