RM, MSc (UK) Nicky Leap (Senior Midwifery Research Fellow)
{"title":"Identifying the midwifery practice component of Australian midwifery education programs. Results of the Australian midwifery action project (AMAP) education survey","authors":"RM, MSc (UK) Nicky Leap (Senior Midwifery Research Fellow)","doi":"10.1016/S1031-170X(02)80004-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1031-170X(02)80004-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper is the first in a series of papers reporting on the findings of the AMAP Education Survey of the 27 universities providing a program for initial authorisation to practise midwifery. It concentrates on issues related to the practice component of courses. Subsequent papers will present findings related to workforce issues and the barriers to effective midwifery education as identified by the midwifery course coordinators.</p><p>Serious concerns are raised about the standards of Australian midwifery education, particularly when international comparisons are made, in terms of the length of courses, clinical practice requirements and the opportunities for students to engage with contemporary midwifery practice across community and acute settings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":83630,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of midwifery : professional journal of the Australian College of Midwives Incorporated","volume":"15 3","pages":"Pages 15-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1031-170X(02)80004-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22109001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RM BMid BNurs(Hons) Lois V McKellar, RM BA MAppSc PhD Jan Pincombe, RM BEd MEd IBCLC Ann M Henderson
{"title":"Congratualtions you're a mother: A strategy for enhancing postnatal education for first-time mothers investigated through an action research cycle","authors":"RM BMid BNurs(Hons) Lois V McKellar, RM BA MAppSc PhD Jan Pincombe, RM BEd MEd IBCLC Ann M Henderson","doi":"10.1016/S1031-170X(02)80005-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1031-170X(02)80005-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The transition to motherhood is a time of great change and an experience for which many women do not feel adequately prepared. This study sought to benefit women in the transition to motherhood by enhancing the postnatal teaching offered to first-time mothers in hospital following childbirth. The study followed an action research cycle to design, implement and evaluate an educational resource for first-time mothers during the immediate postnatal period. Methods for collecting data included focus groups and an anonymous self-completed questionnaire. The research was undertaken at a suburban public hospital in Adelaide.</p><p>The findings showed that both midwives and first-time mothers considered lack of time as a significant factor in giving and receiving postnatal education. It was also found that the provision of relevant information was important. The study identified that specific information relating to baby-care and self-care are primary educational needs for first-time mothers. The resource, “Congratulations You're a Mother” was developed in response to these findings and was found to be beneficial in providing postnatal education. The study provides a platform for further investigation of postnatal education using larger samples in the broader context of Australian society.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":83630,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of midwifery : professional journal of the Australian College of Midwives Incorporated","volume":"15 3","pages":"Pages 24-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1031-170X(02)80005-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92007579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Postnatal care in hospitals: Ritual, routine or individualised","authors":"RM, BApp.Sc.(Nsg), MN Carole Gilmour (Clinical Educator) , RM Susan Twining (Unit Manager)","doi":"10.1016/S1445-4386(02)80013-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1445-4386(02)80013-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Postnatal care in hospital continues to include routine recording of observations of temperature, pulse, blood pressure, fundal height, lochia and perineal injury on clinical pathways that allow little if any leeway for individualising care. This paper discusses the issues of designing a new clinical pathway that encompasses best practice, is woman friendly and allows for individualised care rather than routine rituals.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":83630,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of midwifery : professional journal of the Australian College of Midwives Incorporated","volume":"15 2","pages":"Pages 11-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1445-4386(02)80013-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92061246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RN CM BN MSc FACM Allison Shorten (Senior Lecturer (Midwifery)) , BA MCom Brett Shorten (Tutor in Statistics)
{"title":"Perineal outcomes in NSW public and private hospitals: Analysis recent trends","authors":"RN CM BN MSc FACM Allison Shorten (Senior Lecturer (Midwifery)) , BA MCom Brett Shorten (Tutor in Statistics)","doi":"10.1016/S1445-4386(02)80011-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1445-4386(02)80011-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Women using private health insurance for pregnancy care may be unaware of the impact that this choice has in increasing their risk of experiencing a range of interventions during childbirth. This paper identifies recent trends in episiotomy rates and perineal outcomes for New South Wales (NSW) public and private hospitals between 1997 and 1999. Clear and consistent differences exist in birth outcomes in NSW private hospitals in respect to greater episiotomy use and poorer overall perineal outcomes, higher caesarean section rates and higher instrumental birth rates. Given the potential health impact for women who experience intervention during childbirth, identification of clinically unjustified practices is an important step towards ensuring that women's choices provide them with optimal childbirth outcomes regardless of their health insurance status.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":83630,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of midwifery : professional journal of the Australian College of Midwives Incorporated","volume":"15 2","pages":"Pages 5-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1445-4386(02)80011-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92061242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The struggles we take for granted in the UK","authors":"Mavis Kirkham (Professor of Midwifery)","doi":"10.1016/S1445-4386(02)80010-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1445-4386(02)80010-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83630,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of midwifery : professional journal of the Australian College of Midwives Incorporated","volume":"15 2","pages":"Pages 3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1445-4386(02)80010-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21980667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"","authors":"Jill Bruce (Lactation Consultant)","doi":"10.1016/S1445-4386(02)70012-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1445-4386(02)70012-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83630,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of midwifery : professional journal of the Australian College of Midwives Incorporated","volume":"15 2","pages":"Page 25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1445-4386(02)70012-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92086613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"","authors":"Rosemary Royal (Clinical Midwife Consultant)","doi":"10.1016/S1445-4386(02)80012-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1445-4386(02)80012-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83630,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of midwifery : professional journal of the Australian College of Midwives Incorporated","volume":"15 2","pages":"Page 10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1445-4386(02)80012-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56572171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Planned homebirths in Victoria, 1995–1998","authors":"J. Parratt, J. Johnston","doi":"10.1016/S1445-4386(02)90000-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1445-4386(02)90000-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83630,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of midwifery : professional journal of the Australian College of Midwives Incorporated","volume":"15 2","pages":"Pages 16-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1445-4386(02)90000-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21980665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"","authors":"John Coomblas (Clinical Midwife Consultant)","doi":"10.1016/S1445-4386(02)70011-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1445-4386(02)70011-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83630,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of midwifery : professional journal of the Australian College of Midwives Incorporated","volume":"15 2","pages":"Page 15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1445-4386(02)70011-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"56572640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Midwifery: A profession in transition","authors":"Karen Lane","doi":"10.1016/S1445-4386(02)70013-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1445-4386(02)70013-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":83630,"journal":{"name":"Australian journal of midwifery : professional journal of the Australian College of Midwives Incorporated","volume":"15 2","pages":"Pages 26-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1445-4386(02)70013-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21980666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}