Abstract
This article explores the literature concerning the role of the lecturer/practitioner in midwifery. Incorporating the varying definitions of a lecturer/practitioner, the theory-practice gap, clinical credibility, reflection and discussing whether such a role can address some of the problems experienced in midwifery education. Miller (1985) states that: ‘there is a major barrier between nursing as it ought to be and nursing as it is’, with educationalists expounding the former and practitioners the latter (Rafferty, 1992). By implication the statements could equally apply to midwifery. Indeed, the problems associated with nurse education, i.e. applying theory to practice and educational support in the clinical area are also common in midwifery education. Is it possible that a lecturer/practitioner role could help to alleviate some of these common problems? The author found sparse literature pertaining to the role of lecturer/practitioner in midwifery, and therefore by acknowledging that nursing and midwifery are separate but parallel professions, the author believes that utilizing nursing research is both legitimate and valid in this instance.
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