Midwifery 2020 (2): education and career progression
Gwendolen Bradshaw1, Carmel Bagness
1University of Bradford.
The Practising Midwife
|December 9, 2010
Summary
The Midwifery 2020 vision aims for midwives to lead innovative, quality care in integrated settings. Enhancing collaboration between education, service, and research is crucial for developing curricula and addressing future challenges.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare policy
- Midwifery practice
- Education reform
Background:
- The Midwifery 2020 vision outlines a future for midwives as skilled professionals coordinating integrated care.
- Midwives are expected to play an evolving public health role, adapting to change.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore opportunities for enhancing midwifery curricula through collaboration.
- To identify strategies for fostering commitment and resourcefulness among midwives.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of key messages from the Midwifery 2020 vision.
- Review of current midwifery education and service provision challenges.
Main Results:
- An opportunity exists for midwifery educators to increase collaboration with service colleagues and researchers across the UK.
- Strengthening the relationship between service and education is vital.
Conclusions:
- Developing appropriate curricula requires enhanced collaboration between education, service, and research.
- Midwives need skills, knowledge, commitment, and political sensitivity to meet future service challenges.
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