PURPOSE:
Global cooperation and alignment are desperately needed to improve midwifery education, especially in settings with limited resources. Improving maternity and neonatal health outcomes requires that student midwives be adequately prepared to provide safe, high-quality care to women and babies. These abstract addresses the educational system in resource - constrained settings in Nigeria, highlighting the critical challenges faced by both faculty and learners in midwifery institutions.

DISCUSSION:
The quality of midwifery education is a key determinant of the quality-of-care midwives will eventually provide. In many low- and middle-income countries, including Nigeria, midwifery education faces systemic and structural limitations that hinder effective teaching and learning. Challenges such as inadequate numbers of trained educators, outdated or theory-heavy curricula, poor learning environments, and limited opportunities for continuing professional development are widespread (Ige & Ngcobo, 2024; West et al., 2017). These factors undermine students’ ability to acquire the practical and critical-thinking skills required in modern maternal health practice.

EVIDENCE WHERE RELEVANT:
Effective midwifery education requires well-managed learning environments, robust educational governance, and adequate investment in both human and material resources. To improve midwifery training systems, research highlights the value of clinical simulation centers, ongoing professional development for teachers, and the incorporation of competency-based curricula (West et al., 2017). Without these structural supports, midwifery institutions in resource-poor settings will continue to struggle with producing skilled practitioners who meet global standards of care.

KEY MESSAGE:
Addressing the challenges of midwifery education in resource-poor settings demands urgent, collaborative, and targeted investment in infrastructure, curriculum reform, and faculty development. Improving the educational system in these contexts is fundamental to ensuring midwives are fully equipped to deliver quality maternal and newborn care, thereby advancing global health goals. Poster session 3 (Group B)