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CONFERENCE PROCEEDING
Midwife of the North, a place to collaborate, share, and grow during midwifery education within the Nordic and Baltic region
1
Arcada University of Applied Sciences institution of Health, Program director, Helsinki, Finland
2
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences- Norway, Department of health and caring sciences, Bergen, Norway
3
Novia University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Vaasa, Finland
4
Stradins University, Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare, Riga, Latvia
5
Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Lund, Sweden
6
Iceland University, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Reykjavik, Iceland
7
Stavanger University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stavanger, Norway
8
Oslo Metropolitan University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo, Norway
Eur J Midwifery 2026;10(Supplement 1):A302
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The Nordic Midwifery Network is a network of higher education. It has 15 partners, of which 12 are educational institutions and 3 are public hospitals from the Nordic and Baltic countries. The network aims to strengthen Nordic-Baltic cooperation in midwifery education by sharing and developing evidence-based knowledge and practice within the profession. The network contributes to the development of midwives as an independent profession and as researchers by offering exchanges, curriculum development activities and research projects for midwifery students and teachers.
DISCUSSION:
The network, funded by the Nordic Council of Ministries, Nordplus, has grown and developed over 30 years, from a Scandinavia education collaboration to including the Baltic countries and the hospitals at the Nordic independent islands. It has had several intensive courses, with many participants. Today mobility and several research projects involve midwife students and teachers. The key factor is cooperation within the network, enabling mobility and project activity. Collaboratively creating innovative projects with a structured process allowing all partners to join when it suits them and their students is central.
EVIDENCE WHERE RELEVANT:
Previous projects were the fathers' project 2014-16 which resulted in an academic publication. The Normal Birth 2019-23 project results were presented at NJF 2022, Helsinki and NLNB 2022, Aarhus. A presentation of the research collaboration was given on EMA education 2023, Athens. The project resulted in 13 Bachelor Thesis, 7 Master Thesis, and will have two academic articles. The Healthy Birth project 2023- currently includes 12 theses and preliminary results were presented at NJF 2025, and the project has planned academic publications.
KEY MESSAGE:
Collaboration within the Nordic and Baltic regions strengthens the midwifery profession, education and promotes development of midwives as researchers. Including midwife students in research projects strengthens the young midwives in their professional identity and the awareness of evidence-based midwifery as well as the teacher's development as educators. Professional development - networks (including three-minute presentation competition)
The Nordic Midwifery Network is a network of higher education. It has 15 partners, of which 12 are educational institutions and 3 are public hospitals from the Nordic and Baltic countries. The network aims to strengthen Nordic-Baltic cooperation in midwifery education by sharing and developing evidence-based knowledge and practice within the profession. The network contributes to the development of midwives as an independent profession and as researchers by offering exchanges, curriculum development activities and research projects for midwifery students and teachers.
DISCUSSION:
The network, funded by the Nordic Council of Ministries, Nordplus, has grown and developed over 30 years, from a Scandinavia education collaboration to including the Baltic countries and the hospitals at the Nordic independent islands. It has had several intensive courses, with many participants. Today mobility and several research projects involve midwife students and teachers. The key factor is cooperation within the network, enabling mobility and project activity. Collaboratively creating innovative projects with a structured process allowing all partners to join when it suits them and their students is central.
EVIDENCE WHERE RELEVANT:
Previous projects were the fathers' project 2014-16 which resulted in an academic publication. The Normal Birth 2019-23 project results were presented at NJF 2022, Helsinki and NLNB 2022, Aarhus. A presentation of the research collaboration was given on EMA education 2023, Athens. The project resulted in 13 Bachelor Thesis, 7 Master Thesis, and will have two academic articles. The Healthy Birth project 2023- currently includes 12 theses and preliminary results were presented at NJF 2025, and the project has planned academic publications.
KEY MESSAGE:
Collaboration within the Nordic and Baltic regions strengthens the midwifery profession, education and promotes development of midwives as researchers. Including midwife students in research projects strengthens the young midwives in their professional identity and the awareness of evidence-based midwifery as well as the teacher's development as educators. Professional development - networks (including three-minute presentation competition)
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