Dovdon Baigalmaa, McCarley Nigel, Kim Jinhyun
School of Nursing, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Ulster University, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Eur J Midwifery. 2024 Jun 3;8. doi: 10.18332/ejm/184209. eCollection 2024.
Midwives can play a significant role in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality rates as well as in improving maternal and perinatal health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries such as Mongolia. However, the shortage of midwives in Mongolia is severe. Despite the evidence indicating numerous challenges associated with substandard midwifery education and practice in Mongolia, there is a need for policy recommendations to accelerate the improvement of midwifery care delivery in the country. Therefore, we identified three main topics as key issues in Mongolian midwifery care: 1) the current training and service delivery in midwifery; 2) the potential for the development of the midwifery role; and 3) content requirements for the postgraduate certificate in midwifery. The World Health Organization report made forty recommendations to enhance the midwife's role to professional status. However, the absence of senior nursing/midwifery leadership in the Ministry of Health in Mongolia has hindered the implementation of the recommendations. To strengthen midwifery at a national level, it is imperative to make multilevel investments in supporting educators and clinical practitioners to ensure the delivery of high-quality midwifery care. This article represents an initial in-depth exploration of issues in Mongolian midwifery practice, with the aim of providing suggestions for practical avenues for enhancing midwifery care in Mongolia.
在蒙古等低收入和中等收入国家,助产士在降低孕产妇和新生儿死亡率以及改善孕产妇和围产期健康结局方面可发挥重要作用。然而,蒙古助产士短缺的情况严重。尽管有证据表明蒙古助产士教育和实践存在诸多与不合格相关的挑战,但仍需要提出政策建议,以加速该国助产护理服务的改善。因此,我们确定了蒙古助产护理中的三个主要主题为关键问题:1)助产士当前的培训和服务提供情况;2)助产士角色发展的潜力;3)助产士研究生证书的内容要求。世界卫生组织的报告提出了40条建议,以提升助产士的角色至专业地位。然而,蒙古卫生部缺乏高级护理/助产士领导层阻碍了这些建议的实施。为了在国家层面加强助产护理,必须进行多层次投资,以支持教育工作者和临床从业者,确保提供高质量的助产护理。本文是对蒙古助产实践问题的初步深入探讨,旨在为加强蒙古助产护理的实际途径提供建议。
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