Abstract
The severe shortage of skilled maternity care providers in countries with low resources results in a staggering number of maternal and newborn deaths annually. University nursing and nurse-midwifery programs are especially well-equipped to participate in multi-lateral and bi-lateral education collaborations to address this shortage. This paper presents a perspective on how universities in well-resourced settings especially can share their education capacity with globally distant institutions with chronic unmet needs for well-prepared nurse faculty and skilled midwifery professionals. Start-up administrative, operational and initial site visit considerations were described. Best practices for academic programs and accreditation requirements were reviewed, as well as recommendations for selecting students who are likely to be successful participants. Guides to program success are promoted such as cultural humility, mutual respect, courtesy, and close attention to health, safety, and emotional balance. Key words: Global midwifery, education collaboration, ethics, best practices, education system strengthening.
Highlights
The purpose of this article is to provide guidance for planning and implementing just and sustainable global nursing and nurse-midwifery clinical education exchanges
Collaboration between global university nurse education programs is critical if the global crisis in maternal and newborn care is ever to end
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) and International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) may have called for collective global action in education, but it could be asked whether the end of the global maternal-newborn health crisis requires the active participation of university midwifery education programs? There are many voices that argue that educational institutions have long neglected social accountability
Summary
The severe shortage of skilled maternity care providers in countries with low resources results in a staggering number of maternal and newborn deaths annually. University nursing and nurse-midwifery programs are especially well-equipped to participate in multi-lateral and bi-lateral education collaborations to address this shortage. This paper presents a perspective on how universities in wellresourced settings especially can share their education capacity with globally distant institutions with chronic unmet needs for well-prepared nurse faculty and skilled midwifery professionals. Start-up administrative, operational and initial site visit considerations were described. Best practices for academic programs and accreditation requirements were reviewed, as well as recommendations for selecting students who are likely to be successful participants. Guides to program success are promoted such as cultural humility, mutual respect, courtesy, and close attention to health, safety, and emotional balance
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