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Midwifery Lecturers' views of shortened midwifery programmes in the UK

Susanne Darra, Nicky Clark

Evidence Based Midwifery, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 76 - 82

Swansea University Author: Susanne Darra

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An online questionnaire survey of experienced UK lecturers was conducted to gauge their views on the 18 month midwifery programme. 62 anonymous responses were received and the findings were that applicants to the course were generally committed to the programme but that their writing and numerical s...

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Published in: Evidence Based Midwifery
ISSN: 1479-4489
Published: London Royal College of Midwives 2017
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36457
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Abstract: An online questionnaire survey of experienced UK lecturers was conducted to gauge their views on the 18 month midwifery programme. 62 anonymous responses were received and the findings were that applicants to the course were generally committed to the programme but that their writing and numerical skills were not as might be expected, they were less able than hoped to challenge the status quo and to undertake the decision-making and client-choice aspects of the role.
Keywords: Midwifery, education, midwifery lecturers, short programme, evidence-based midwifery
College: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
Issue: 3
Start Page: 76
End Page: 82