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A framework for midwifery education

Abstract:

The nursing and midwifery forum called Vision 2000: Project 1991 took place in Auckland on March 14 and 15. The intent of day one was to identify the issues facing education and day two was for developing strategies and a framework for nursing and midwifery education towards the year 2000. Despite the title of the forum and the obvious intent to decide on the future of midwifery education as well as nursing, only three midwives were invited to speak during the forum. A small working group on Saturday 16th collated all the discussion from the forum and developed the framework and mechanisms. Midwives did not go unnoticed however and it became increasingly clear that nursing was looking to midwifery for some guidance as to the direction they should take. Whilst there is clearly some individual resistance to the idea of nusing and midwifery being separate professions, this resistance is not active and opportunities to challenge were never picked up by nurses.

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