Development and verification of midwifery milestone indicators for a seamless education system from pre-graduation to post-graduation

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K14332
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 09070:Educational technology-related
• Research Institution: Seisen Jogakuin College
• Principal Investigator: Uehara Akiko 清泉女学院大学, 看護学部, 講師 (00700999)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: コンピテンシー / コンピテンシー基盤型教育 / マイルストーン / 助産実践能力 / 助産師教育 / 実践能力 / 医療者教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to develop a milestone index based on the verification of the midwifery competency acquisition stage and set a milestone at the time of graduation from the midwifery training course. To this end, a cross-sectional survey on the stage of competency acquisition was conducted with midwives. The study’s findings revealed that midwives’ had “full-fledged” competency during the pregnancy, delivery, puerperium, and neonatal period in the 6th and 7th years of midwifery. However, the stage of acquisition of practical skills in women's health care and midwifery management is from "beginners" to "newcomers," suggesting that the competency is highly difficult to acquire. Therefore, the competency must be gradually strengthened from pre-graduation to post-graduation.

Free Research Field

医療者教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで助産師のコンピテンシー獲得に至る段階を調査した研究はなく、本研究成果は卒前と卒後の助産師教育をつなぐ教育のあり方を考察するデータを提示することができた。また、本研究において、現在示されているコンピテンシーの中には、難易度が高く、特殊なコンピテンシーが含まれていることが示唆された。このことは、卒前および卒後の助産師教育を通じて、助産師の能力開発をしていく上での課題を提示することができたといえる。