Midwifery education in Central-Eastern Europe

Polona Mivšek; Martina Baškova; Radka Wilhelmova

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2015.10.016

Midwifery education in Central-Eastern Europe

Midwifery. 2016 Feb:33:43-5. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2015.10.016. Epub 2015 Nov 17.

Authors

Polona Mivšek¹, Martina Baškova², Radka Wilhelmova³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Health Sciences University of Ljubljana, Midwifery Department, Zdravstvena pot 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Electronic address: polona.mivsek@zf.uni-lj.si.
² Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Department of Midwifery, Malá Hora 5, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia. Electronic address: baskova@jfmed.uniba.sk.
³ Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University, Midwifery Department, Komenského nám. 2, 643 00 Brno, Czech Republic. Electronic address: rwilhelm@med.muni.cz.

PMID: 26632483
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2015.10.016

Abstract

Problems in midwifery in many Central-Eastern European countries are very similar; it is possible to speak about the evolving Central-Eastern model of midwifery care. The educational models of this region have a relatively strong theoretical part; however, there is an insufficient practical dimension. Theoretical part of midwifery education in the universities is relatively autonomous and is slowly changing the professional identity of graduates.

Keywords: Autonomy; Midwifery education in central-east Europe; Professional identity.

MeSH terms

Curriculum*
Europe, Eastern
European Union
Maternal Health Services
Midwifery / education*
Models, Educational*
Nurse Midwives / education*
Professional Role
Surveys and Questionnaires