Descriptive study on sustainable labor and delivery education: Learning from practices amid COVID-19 pandemic and major disasters.

Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic limited educational opportunities for midwifery students. Nevertheless, this led to the development of new educational methods, and the number of students passing Japan's national midwifery examinations has remained the same. This indicates the need to study whether mid...

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Publicado en:Journal of Japan Academy of Midwifery Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 318 - 330
Autores principales: Hiroko FUJII, Noriko WATANABE, Eriko ASAMI, Akemi MURAKAMI
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Publicado: Japan Academy of Midwifery 2024
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          Hiroko FUJII
          Noriko WATANABE
          Eriko ASAMI
          Akemi MURAKAMI
        affil: Okayama University
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          Labor and Delivery Nursing Education
          Education, Midwifery
          Clinical Competence Education
          COVID-19 Pandemic
          Disasters
          Learning
          Educational Measurement
          Outcomes of Education
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Adult
          Descriptive Research
          Qualitative Studies
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Teaching Methods
          Curriculum
          Health Education Methods
          Communication
          Environmental Sustainability
          Japan
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic limited educational opportunities for midwifery students. Nevertheless, this led to the development of new educational methods, and the number of students passing Japan's national midwifery examinations has remained the same. This indicates the need to study whether midwifery education was provided appropriately during the pandemic. Accordingly, this study examined labor and delivery education at Japanese educational institutions that provided superior midwifery education during the pandemic, when practical training opportunities were limited. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with institutional personnel about on-campus exercises when practical training was difficult and about difficult-to-acquire learning content despite creative efforts to enhance on-campus exercises. The questions were based on interviewees' prior written answers related to the "practical skills required of midwives and attainment goals at graduation." The identified items were coded and categorized. Results The results showed that the necessary practical skills could be acquired through both on-campus education and on-site training. It was found that the necessary practical skills for the parturient period indicated by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare can be acquired through both on-campus education and clinical training. Four categories of innovations for on-site training were extracted: <Development of technical skills>, <Digitalization of teaching materials>, <Application of appropriate diagnosis and techniques for the specifics of the situation>, and <Appropriate placement of the right person in the right position in education>. The results indicated that even with the use of educational innovations, it is difficult to obtain <Care tailored to the real-life birthing process>, <Subject-centered care> and <Opportunities to learn from interactions with midwives> through onsite training. Conclusion It is possible to improve the practical skills indicated by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare by devising methods for on-site training. With the advancement of science and technology, further improvement of the educational effectiveness of onsite training can be expected through the development of educational materials. However, it was shown that it is difficult to acquire the sense of object and ethics of midwifery and the communication skills required for the profession by actually interacting with midwives and their families, except through clinical training.
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