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YEAR: 1973

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Education in family planning and maternal and child health.

AUTHORS

Zapenas M

SOURCE

In: Forman, A.M., Fischman, S.H., and Woodville, L., eds. New horizons in

midwifery. (Proceedings of the 16th Congress of the International Confederation

of Midwives, Washington, D.C., October 28-November 3, 1972) London,

International Confederation of Midwives, 1973. p. 179-181

ABSTRACT

Preparation of the midwife in family planning and maternal and child health care should be realistically geared to her

social environment as well as to her role in the health care team within the context of national health policy and the

health of the population. The formal education of the midwife needs to include coursework in human reproduction,

population dynamics, and family planning, and attendance in refresher courses should be encouraged. It is

imperative that rivalry among the nurse, the midwife, and the nurse-midwife be eliminated if family health needs are to

be met, and a step toward fostering cooperation among these disciplines is the current trend toward health science

faculties in the universities. During the 1-2-year common period of study, future members of the health care team

may come to know each other and to appreciate the mutual contributions that can be made by each member of the

health care team. Present nurses, midwives, and nurse-midwives need to meet now to discuss and plan the

government's need for trained personnel in maternal and child health care and family planning. The midwife has a

professional obligation to provide family planning care which may differ in different countries according to national

objectives and policies, the pattern of health care, sociocultural factors, and the stage of technologic development.

All midwives can foster family health by providing guidance in such additional areas as nutrition, immunization,

availability of health services, and sanitation. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT8T 560-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Education in family planning and maternal and child

health.", is(are) Zapenas M. The source of this article is "In: Forman, A.M., Fischman, S.H., and Woodville, L., eds.

New horizons in midwifery. (Proceedings of the 16th Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives,

Washington, D.C., October 28-November 3, 1972) London, International Confederation of Midwives, 1973. p. 179-

181". This article was published in 1973 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT8T 560-06.

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