Women and Birth
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 81-84 , June 2007

Bachelor of Midwifery: Reflections on the first 5 years from two Victorian universities

  • Lisa McKenna

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Peninsula Campus, McMahon's Road, Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 3 9904 4352; fax: +61 3 9904 4655.
    • ,
  • Colleen Rolls

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Australian Catholic University (Victoria), St. Patrick's Campus, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
    • Tel.: +61 3 9953 3191; fax: +61 3 9953 3355.

Received 5 March 2007 ,Revised 3 April 2007 ,Accepted 3 April 2007.

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  3. Rolls C, Siebold C. The challenge of implementing an undergraduate midwifery course within a three university consortium. Contemp Nurse. 2005;18:273–278
  4. Australian College of Midwives Incorporated. Standards for accreditation of three year Bachelor of Midwifery courses. Available at: www.acmi.org.au [accessed May 2, 2004].
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  6. Leap N, Barclay L, Sheehan A. Results of the Australian Midwifery Action Project Education Survey Paper 2: barriers to effective midwifery education as identified by midwifery course coordinators. Aust Midwifery. 2003;16:6–11
  7. Australian College of Midwives Incorporated . Standards for the Accreditation of Bachelor of Midwifery Programs leading to initial registration as a midwife. Canberra: ACMI; 2006;

PII: S1871-5192(07)00027-3

doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2007.04.002

Women and Birth
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 81-84 , June 2007

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