Initial and continuing education needs for the professional development of midwifery preceptors

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

Midwifery Pub Date : 2025-04-05 DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2025.104406

Josée Lafrance , Émilie Brunet-Pagé

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Abstract

Midwifery education in Québec, Canada, is delivered through a baccalaureate of midwifery. Its content consists of at least 50 % of practical supervised training, which is based on a one-on-one model. Each student is paired with an experienced midwife, called preceptor. Preceptors have been informally requesting some educational activities to improve their preceptorship. However, their professional development needs are not known, neither for their initial education nor their continuing education. In order to respond to their demand, a descriptive exploratory study was conducted with preceptors and preceptors-to-be. Data were collected during two focus groups of midwives.

This study aims to initiate a systematic approach to describe midwifery preceptors’ needs regarding their professional development. To achieve this, four objectives are pursued regarding the midwife preceptors: (a) Determine their initial education needs. (b) Determine their continuing education needs. (c) Determine the preferred delivery mode for initial and continuing education. (d) Determine the most appropriate timing for initial and continuing education.

The results indicate that preceptors’ needs are similar regarding the initial education needs and the continuing education needs. Participants emphasized the importance of being prepared in the pedagogy of practicums, the relationship with student midwives and what preceptorship encompasses. The preferred modes of delivery for professional development are in person for the initial education and through remote communication platform for the continuing education. The most appropriate timing for professional development activities is annually and just before starting a practicum with a student.

The results will be used to develop a professional development program for midwife preceptors.

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加拿大魁北克省的助产士教育通过助产士学士学位进行。其内容包括至少 50% 的实践指导培训，培训以一对一模式为基础。每名学生都与一名经验丰富的助产士配对，称为 "戒律师"。戒律师一直非正式地要求开展一些教育活动，以改善他们的戒律。然而，无论是初始教育还是继续教育，她们的专业发展需求都不为人所知。为了满足他们的需求，我们对戒酒师和准戒酒师进行了一项描述性探索研究。本研究旨在启动一项系统性方法，以描述助产士戒护员对其专业发展的需求。为实现这一目标，针对助产士戒律者提出了四个目标：(a) 确定他们的初始教育需求。(b) 确定他们的继续教育需求。(c) 确定初始教育和继续教育的首选授课模式。(结果表明，在初始教育需求和继续教育需求方面，受训者的需求相似。参加者强调了在实习教学法、与助产士学生的关系以及戒律包括的内容方面做好准备的重要性。专业发展活动的首选模式是，在初始教育中亲自授课，在继续教育中通过远程通信平台授课。专业发展活动最合适的时间是每年一次，以及在学生开始实习之前。

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Midwifery 医学-护理

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

7.40%

发文量

221

审稿时长

13.4 weeks

期刊介绍： Midwifery publishes the latest peer reviewed international research to inform the safety, quality, outcomes and experiences of pregnancy, birth and maternity care for childbearing women, their babies and families. The journal’s publications support midwives and maternity care providers to explore and develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes informed by best available evidence. Midwifery provides an international, interdisciplinary forum for the publication, dissemination and discussion of advances in evidence, controversies and current research, and promotes continuing education through publication of systematic and other scholarly reviews and updates. Midwifery articles cover the cultural, clinical, psycho-social, sociological, epidemiological, education, managerial, workforce, organizational and technological areas of practice in preconception, maternal and infant care. The journal welcomes the highest quality scholarly research that employs rigorous methodology. Midwifery is a leading international journal in midwifery and maternal health with a current impact factor of 1.861 (© Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports 2016) and employs a double-blind peer review process.