Humanisation of childbirth : 7. The role of critical pedagogy in midwifery education
Bass, Janice McKellar, Lois Newnham, Elizabeth
Bass, Janice
McKellar, Lois
Newnham, Elizabeth
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Abstract
In this seventh article of the 19th Midwifery Basics series on humanising birth, the authors discuss the importance of using critical pedagogy as a pathway to transforming maternity care and humanising childbirth. We have a responsibility to students in terms of what and how we teach future generations of midwives. Midwives are guardians of normal birth, and they are also teachers, passing on midwifery technology (knowledge of the art and skill of midwifery) to midwifery students. Midwifery academics in particular, as educators and researchers, are guardians of the discipline and its knowledge base. The authors of this paper, all of whom work in higher education, see education as transformational – transformational on a personal level, as well as encompassing the transformation from student to midwife, the transformation of the profession itself and, ultimately, the transformation of society.
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Date
2020
Type
Journal article
Journal
Practising Midwife
Book
Volume
23
Issue
3
Page Range
13-16
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences