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The quality maternal and newborn care (QMNC) framework: Reflections of the first five years of systematic examination of the newborn within the UK midwifery curriculum
1
King's College London, FNFNMPC, London, United Kingdom
2
University of East London, School of Health- Sport and Bioscience, London, United Kingdom
Eur J Midwifery 2026;10(Supplement 1):A115
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Following publication of the future midwives’ standards (NMC 2019), every pre-registration midwifery curriculum validated to be taught in a United Kingdom (UK) university should include systematic examination of the newborn (SEN). The new standards are based on the QMNC Framework which describes the care that childbearing women and newborns need in all settings. (Renfrew et al 2014). On qualification, all newly qualified midwives should have the skills and knowledge to care for healthy newborn infants and detect, stabilise, and manage health problems in newborn infants and refer, if necessary (ICM 2024).
DISCUSSION:
The decision to include SEN in all UK midwifery education programmes has been welcomed. However, it is equally important to ensure all qualified midwives have an opportunity to gain the same level of knowledge and clinical skills by undertaking a university accredited programme of study. This presentation will include details of the implementing of SEN within the new curriculum. Feedback from students and post-registration midwives will demonstrate how the new module could shape the future of midwifery and promote autonomous midwives.
EVIDENCE WHERE RELEVANT:
Complexity of maternal health and newborn care is a challenge for most health care providers. There is global evidence that midwifery education programmes have been reviewed to address changing maternal factors e.g. increasing maternal age, pre-existing conditions, and gestational diabetes. It is equally important to acknowledge the number of term newborns who require additional care following the birth due to congenital cardiac conditions, hypoglycaemia, neonatal jaundice and sepsis.
KEY MESSAGE:
Globally midwives can only improve newborn care after the birth and throughout the postnatal period if they all have the same level of evidenced-based knowledge, clinical skills, and competency. Completing the SEN module during a midwifery education programme will ensure midwives of the future can provide safer care for the mother and baby in all midwifery models of care. Education - curriculum 2
Following publication of the future midwives’ standards (NMC 2019), every pre-registration midwifery curriculum validated to be taught in a United Kingdom (UK) university should include systematic examination of the newborn (SEN). The new standards are based on the QMNC Framework which describes the care that childbearing women and newborns need in all settings. (Renfrew et al 2014). On qualification, all newly qualified midwives should have the skills and knowledge to care for healthy newborn infants and detect, stabilise, and manage health problems in newborn infants and refer, if necessary (ICM 2024).
DISCUSSION:
The decision to include SEN in all UK midwifery education programmes has been welcomed. However, it is equally important to ensure all qualified midwives have an opportunity to gain the same level of knowledge and clinical skills by undertaking a university accredited programme of study. This presentation will include details of the implementing of SEN within the new curriculum. Feedback from students and post-registration midwives will demonstrate how the new module could shape the future of midwifery and promote autonomous midwives.
EVIDENCE WHERE RELEVANT:
Complexity of maternal health and newborn care is a challenge for most health care providers. There is global evidence that midwifery education programmes have been reviewed to address changing maternal factors e.g. increasing maternal age, pre-existing conditions, and gestational diabetes. It is equally important to acknowledge the number of term newborns who require additional care following the birth due to congenital cardiac conditions, hypoglycaemia, neonatal jaundice and sepsis.
KEY MESSAGE:
Globally midwives can only improve newborn care after the birth and throughout the postnatal period if they all have the same level of evidenced-based knowledge, clinical skills, and competency. Completing the SEN module during a midwifery education programme will ensure midwives of the future can provide safer care for the mother and baby in all midwifery models of care. Education - curriculum 2
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