Table 1 Characteristics of midwifery education and training, by region
Countdown countries in | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All countries | Sub-Saharan Africa | Eastern Mediterranean | South-East Asia | Western Pacific | Americas | Europe | |
(n = 73) | (n = 41) | (n = 9) | (n = 6) | (n = 6) | (n = 6) | (n = 5) | |
Education | |||||||
Entry | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Minimum high-school requirement to start training, n (%) | |||||||
Less than grade 10 | 3 (4) | 0 | 1 (11) | 0 | 1 (16) | 0 | 1 (20) |
Grade 10 and above | 7 (10) | 1 (2) | 3 (33) | 2 (33) | 0 | 0 | 1 (20) |
Grade 12 and above | 60 (82) | 39 (95) | 5 (55) | 4 (66) | 4 (66) | 5 (83) | 3 (60) |
Missinga | 3 (4) | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (16) | 1 (16) | 0 |
Type of entry programme, n (%) | |||||||
Direct-entry | 63 (86)b | 35 (85)c | 9 (100) | 6 (100)c | 3 (50) | 5 (83)c | 5 (100) |
Post-graduation | 8 (11) | 6 (15) | 0 | 0 | 2 (33) | 0 | 0 |
Missinga | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (17) | 1 (17) | 0 |
Training | |||||||
Years of study required to qualify (mean ± SD) | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 3.0 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.7 | 4.0 ± 1.0 | 3.6 ± 0.9 |
Years of study required to qualify by type of entry (mean ± SD) | |||||||
Direct-entry | 3.1 ± 0.8 | 3.1 ± 0.6 | 2.8 ± 0.8 | 2.5 ± 0.8 | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 4.0 ± 1.0 | 3.6 ± 0.9 |
Post-graduation | 1.8 ± 1.0 | 1.8 ± 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
Years of study required to qualify (median) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Years of study required to qualify (range) | 1.0–5.0 | 1.0–4.0 | 1.0–4.0 | 2.0–4.0 | 1.0–3.0 | 3.0–5.0 | 3.0–5.0 |
Standardised curriculum, n (%) | 67 (92) | 39 (91) | 7 (78) | 5 (83) | 6 (100) | 5 (83) | 5 (100) |
Curriculum update after 2008, n (%) | 56 (77) | 31 (72) | 6 (67) | 4 (67) | 6 (100) | 5 (83) | 4 (80) |
Curriculum update after 2011, n (%) | 38 (52) | 20 (47) | 4 (44) | 3 (50) | 4 (67) | 5 (83) | 2 (40) |
Supervision | |||||||
Minimum number of supervised births in curriculum (mean ± SD) | 43 ± 38.1 | 52 ± 43.3 | 44 ± 30.6 | 24 ± 15.2 | 40 ± 34.6 | 42 ± 31.9 | 9 ± 6.5 |
Minimum number of supervised births in curriculum (median) | 33 | 45 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 5 |
Minimum number of supervised births in curriculum (range) | 0–240 | 0–240 | 20–100 | 10–50 | 20–100 | 0–80 | 5–20 |
Minimum number of supervised births in curriculum, n (%) | |||||||
None | 2 (3) | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (17) | 0 |
1–20 | 22 (30) | 7 (17) | 2 (22) | 4 (67) | 3 (50) | 1 (17) | 5 (100) |
21–30 | 8 (11) | 5 (12) | 3 (33) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31–40 | 6 (8) | 5 (12) | 0 | 0 | 1 (17) | 0 | 0 |
41–50 | 10 (14) | 7 (17) | 1 (33) | 1 (17) | 0 | 1 (17) | 0 |
Above 50 | 16 (22) | 11 (27) | 2 (22) | 0 | 1 (17) | 2 (33) | 0 |
Missing | 9 (12) | 5 (12) | 1 (11) | 1(17) | 1 (17) | 1 (17) | 0 |