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. 2020 Oct;80(10):1008-1015.
doi: 10.1055/a-1138-1948. Epub 2020 Sep 25.

Academisation of the Midwifery Profession and the Implementation of Higher Education in the Context of the New Requirements for Licensure

Joachim Graf  1 , Elisabeth Simoes  2   3 , Sina Blaschke  1 , Claudia F Plappert  1 , Janice Hill  1 , Marie-Jeannine Riefert  1   4 , Harald Abele  1   2
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Academisation of the Midwifery Profession and the Implementation of Higher Education in the Context of the New Requirements for Licensure

Joachim Graf et al. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

The academization of the midwifery profession poses great challenges for Germany, especially due to the tight timelines: Corresponding courses of study can in principle be offered at both universities and technical colleges - although contrary to the recommendations of the Science Council. This means that there is a heterogeneity in midwifery qualifications and promotes a discussion regarding coherent study concepts. This process must be accompanied with great care so that midwifery courses of study are not designed to be of poorer quality than other courses of study due to a lack of financial resources. First concepts are already available and will be discussed and examined below.

Keywords: academization; challenges; midwifery; study course.

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Conflict of Interest/Interessenkonflikt The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest./Die Autorinnen/Autoren geben an, dass kein Interessenkonflikt besteht.

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Rough structure and cost regime of a dual course in midwifery science.
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Development of practical skills in the context of TH-FE-AC taxonomy in the bachelorʼs degree course in midwifery. GQF = German Qualifications Framework; Sem. = semester; OSCE = Objective-Structured Clinical Examination; B. Sc. = Bachelor of Science.
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Grobstruktur und Kostenregime eines dualen Studiengangs Hebammenwissenschaft.
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Entwicklung von praktischen Kompetenzen im Rahmen der DE-FÜ-HA-Taxonomie im Bachelorstudiengang Hebammenwissenschaft. DQR = Deutscher Qualifikations-Rahmen; FS = Fachsemester; OSCE = Objective-Structured Clinical Examination; B. Sc. = Bachelor of Science.
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