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Suzanne Lake¹, Rhona J McInnes

¹suzanne.lake@nhs.net

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Area of Science:

Midwifery Education
Healthcare Professional Development
Cognitive Skill Acquisition

Background:

Modern maternity services require midwives to provide flexible, evidence-based, woman-centred care.
Effective midwifery practice relies on professional judgment, clinical reasoning, and decision-making for safe patient outcomes.
A persistent theory-practice gap and suboptimal student experiences suggest potential delays in cognitive skill development.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore midwifery students' understanding and experiences regarding the development of essential cognitive skills.
To identify potential barriers or facilitators to cognitive skill acquisition during undergraduate midwifery programmes.

Main Methods:

Analysis of undergraduate midwifery programme documentation.
Focus group discussions with second and third-year student midwives.
Thematic analysis of qualitative data from document review and focus groups.

Main Results:

Document analysis revealed a limited explicit emphasis on cognitive skill development within the curriculum.
Student midwives often expressed a belief that cognitive skills develop passively through clinical exposure.
A disconnect between theoretical knowledge and practical application was noted, impacting skill development.

Conclusions:

Current approaches to learning in clinical practice may not adequately support the development of midwifery cognitive skills.
There is a need for revised educational strategies to explicitly foster clinical reasoning and professional judgment.
Further investigation is required to understand and implement effective mechanisms for supporting cognitive skill development in student midwives.