Abstract
A well-educated midwifery workforce is critical to providing quality health services. However, the quality of midwifery education in Nigeria is identified as a factor contributing to the country’s poor maternal and neonatal health outcomes and inability to meet global development goals. This study aimed to analyse the process used to strengthen the quality of midwifery education with the aim of generating a middle-range model to prepare competent and confident midwifery graduates. The Strauss and Corbin version of the Grounded Theory approach that is underpinned by the Social Constructivism Paradigm was adopted for this qualitative study. Strengthening the quality of midwifery education (SQME) emerged as the model’s core phenomenon. Major concepts, including the midwifery education context, nature of the curriculum, SQME process, pillars, and outcomes, supported the core phenomenon. Strengthening the quality of midwifery education can be achieved over a long time provided the pillars of SQME are deep-rooted to sustain the process of strengthening the quality of midwifery education. The model can be used to strengthen the quality of midwifery education and may be adapted to nursing/allied health programmes in Nigeria and other developing countries.
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