Integrating public health practice into the future midwife's role through pre-registration education: A discussion paper.

Christine Furber, Helen Pusey, Alison Busby, Eileen Stringer

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Abstract

Public health is now clearly defined in policy and statute as an integral part of the midwife’s role and this work continues to develop as health challenges emerge and diversify.
To clarify the knowledge and skills required by contemporary midwives in the 21st century, this paper provides an overview of health promotion and public health concepts and discusses how these are embedded in midwifery policy. The approaches and processes midwives should adopt are considered and an analysis of public health learning in midwifery education highlights areas that need to be addressed. This paper concludes with recommendations for midwifery pre-registration education to develop the underpinning public health knowledge and skills that midwives require for optimum practice.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)321-327
Number of pages6
JournalBritish Journal of Midwifery
Volume25
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 May 2017

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