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  • Healthcare Education
  • Midwifery Practice
  • Interprofessional Collaboration

Background:

  • Midwives routinely collaborate with diverse healthcare professionals in maternity care.
  • Effective collaboration requires specific competencies that midwives recognize.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore views of midwives and educators on interprofessional working and learning in midwifery.
  • To assess perceptions of interprofessional education's relevance and impact on midwifery practice.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study utilizing semi-structured interviews and focus groups.
  • Involved 39 participants: midwifery educators, newly qualified midwives, and Heads of Midwifery across four UK university sites.

Main Results:

  • Participants acknowledged the necessity of interprofessional collaboration in daily maternity care.
  • There is support for integrating interprofessional education into midwifery training.
  • Concerns were raised regarding the demonstrable impact of interprofessional education on collaborative practice.

Conclusions:

  • Midwives generally endorse interprofessional learning for students.
  • Uncertainty exists regarding whether this education leads to tangible changes in professional practice.
  • Further research is recommended to investigate the application of interprofessional learning in real-world practice settings.