School of Midwifery, Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand.
School of Midwifery, Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Women Birth. 2019 Jun;32(3):e399-e408. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.07.022. Epub 2018 Sep 13.
Becoming a competent midwife is a complex process. The aim of midwifery education is to support the development of competence in midwifery skills, knowledge and to prepare graduates to meet the responsibilities inherent in the midwifery role.
To explore the experiences of our alumni midwives, ask how well they perceived their midwifery programme had prepared them for beginning midwifery practice and to identify any curriculum changes, or postgraduate study topics, that would support the transition to midwifery practice.
An online survey was conducted with alumni of a Bachelor of Midwifery programme (New Zealand) who graduated between 2011 and 2014. The quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics, and a general inductive approach was used to develop themes from the qualitative data in the comment boxes.
Forty-two alumni viewed becoming a midwife as a blend/combination of: (1) gaining the knowledge and practical skills required for the profession; (2) management skills in areas of running a business, working with other people, navigating local procedures and processes effectively, and balancing work with personal life; (3) gaining confidence in one's competence, and (4) having support along the way.
Competence in current evidence-based midwifery knowledge and practice is important in educating midwifery students. However, to transition to practice, a supportive environment is needed to assist midwives to develop self-management, business skills, and the confidence to negotiate and collaborate with colleagues and other health professionals.
Not only did midwifery knowledge and practice skills matter for alumni, but also the acquisition of management skills, strategies for building confidence, and ongoing support. Content that facilitates these requirements should be included in midwifery programmes to support the transition from student to practitioner.
成为一名合格的助产士是一个复杂的过程。助产教育的目的是支持助产技能、知识的能力发展，并使毕业生能够胜任助产角色所固有的责任。
探索我们的校友助产士的经验，询问他们对助产课程的准备情况如何，以及他们认为哪些课程需要改变或研究生学习的主题可以支持他们过渡到助产实践。
对 2011 年至 2014 年期间毕业的助产士学士课程的校友进行了在线调查。使用描述性统计对定量数据进行分析，并使用一般归纳方法从评论框中的定性数据中开发主题。
42 名校友认为成为助产士是以下几个方面的融合：（1）获得专业所需的知识和实践技能；（2）在经营企业、与他人合作、有效地驾驭当地程序和流程以及平衡工作和个人生活方面的管理技能；（3）在自己的能力方面获得信心；（4）一路走来都有支持。
当前循证助产知识和实践的能力对于教育助产士学生非常重要。然而，要过渡到实践，需要一个支持性的环境，以帮助助产士发展自我管理、商业技能，并培养与同事和其他卫生专业人员协商和协作的信心。
校友不仅重视助产知识和实践技能，还重视管理技能的获得、建立信心的策略以及持续的支持。助产课程中应包含促进这些要求的内容，以支持从学生到从业者的过渡。
