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O'Malley, Mary-Pat – Language Policy, 2010
Maternity care in Ireland has been described as a "testament to the strength and influence of the medical profession" (Mc Kee 1986: 192). A review of maternity and gynaecology services in the Dublin area in 2004 revealed that "no participant...thought that the maternity services were women centred at the time" (Women's Health…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Pregnancy, Birth
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Lazenbatt, Anne; Greer, Jean – Child Care in Practice, 2009
This article debates the issues involved in safeguarding and protecting children in maternity services and offers implications for professional practice. Midwives and other staff who work as members of the maternity team have a safeguarding role to play in the identification of babies and children who have been abused, or are at risk of abuse, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Safety, Family Violence, Pregnancy
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Foster, Kim; Usher, Kim; Luck, Lauretta; Harvey, Nikki; Lindsay, David – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2008
The delivery of pre-registration Bachelor of Nursing courses in Australia has primarily been through the traditional on-campus mode. The development and implementation of an external course mode necessitates pedagogical reflection on a number of delivery, design, implementation, and consequently evaluation, processes. This paper discusses one…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Course Evaluation, Obstetrics, Nursing
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Ohnishi, Mayumi; Nakamura, Keiko; Takano, Takehito – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2007
Background: The present study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of a training course designed to improve the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of healthcare personnel to allow them to provide a comprehensive community-based antenatal care (ANC) program in rural Paraguay. Methods: Sixty-eight of 110 healthcare personnel in the Caazapa…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Community Services, Knowledge Level