Interprofessional education in maternity
services: Is there evidence to support policy?
Against a backdrop of
poor maternity and obstetric care, identified in the Morecambe Bay Inquiry, the
UK government has recently called for improvements and heralded investment in
training. Given the complex mix of professionals working closely together in
maternity services addressing the lack of joined up continuing professional
development (CPD) is necessary. This led us to ask whether there is evidence of
IPE in maternity services. As part of a wider systematic review of IPE, we
searched for studies related to CPD in maternity services between May 2005 and
June 2014. A total of 206 articles were identified with 24 articles included
after initial screening. Further review revealed only eight articles related to
maternity care, none of which met the inclusion criteria for the main
systematic review. The main reasons for non-inclusion included weak evaluation,
a focus on undergraduate IPE, and articles referring to paediatric/neonatal
care only. Fewer articles were found than anticipated given the number of
different professions working together in maternity services. This gap suggests
further investigation is warranted.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27705011
It's good that you write about it on your blog.
ReplyDeleteTessa