midwifery practice. Autonomous midwifery practice enables midwives to fulfil their contract with society by providing up-to-date, evidence-based, high quality and ethical care for childbearing women and their families, as set out in the ICM Definition of the Midwife1. However, in some areas of the world,
ANTENATAL CARE Competencies in this category are about health assessment of the woman and fetus, promotion of health and well-being, detection of complications during pregnancy and care of women with an unintended pregnancy. 3. COMPETENCIES SPECIFIC TO CARE DURING LABOUR AND BIRTH Competencies in this category are about assessment and
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The contribution of continuity of midwifery care to high quality maternity care www.rcm.org.uk 7 Professor Jane Sandall CBE No trial included models of care that offered out of hospital birth at home or in a free-standing unit. All intrapartum care was provided either in an obstetric unit or a alongside midwife unit.
the capacity of nurses and midwives to sustainably lead and deliver safe, high-quality care and which damage their health and wellbeing. Key recommendation 7: Management and supervision Ensure all nursing and midwifery staff have the effective support, professional reflection, mentorship and supervision needed to thrive in their roles.
the provision of high quality care. These aims are aligned with the ambitions of the National Maternity review: Better Births (DH 2016b), the NHS Five Year Forward View (National Health Service England [NHSE] (2014), and Leading Change Adding Value; a framework for nursing, midwifery and care staff (NHSE 2016). I would like to thank the Local
and wellbeing gap, the care and quality gap and the funding and efficiency gap (see Part Two) Nursing, midwifery and care staff have a crucial role in this drive. This will require us to focus on activities that create ’high value’ whilst having . the courage to phase out activities that contribute ’low value’. In particular
High Quality Midwifery Care Midwifery at the heart of maternity services The UK’s NHS midwifery-based maternity service usually achieves good outcomes. The midwife is central to high quality maternity care, and the principle that ‘all women need a midwife and some need a doctor too’ is widely accepted.
quality of care they can provide for people and communities, affecting their compassion, professionalism and effectiveness. • This review investigated how to transform nurses’ and midwives’ workplaces so that they can thrive and flourish and are better able to provide the compassionate, high-quality care that they wish to offer.
• addressing the retention of health workers through ethical recruitment by high-income countries (HICs), as well as developing, implementing and evaluating retention strategies in low-income countries (LICs) • ensuring that available workers are actually at work and are performing well to provide quality of care.
Quality education is the foundation for developing competent health workers who are equipped with the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to deliver quality care. There is evidence, however, that health workers, including nurses, may not be adequately prepared to meet the needs of society, especially in developing countries.