Nurse Midwife Profram Education System

Education system for Nurse Midwife Program. The training of midwives in Japan, in Figure 1 can be pursued through training as a midwife after nursing school or junior college, or college programs offered by midwives to four years, and universities.The training of midwives is also offered a special year for those who have completed four years of courses in schools and colleges and universities and polytechnics.All graduates of midwifery examination for midwives is licensed as a midwife.
In line with the transition of nursing education in Nurse Midwife Program colleges and universities four years has seen the training of midwives often tends to be offered in four-year colleges and universities. Although few, graduate courses are given in obstetrics.

There has recently been a slight increase in the number of midwifery schools. However, the number of applicants passing the national midwifery licensing examination has stopped increasing. This reflects the fact that the number of available slots in midwifery programs at four-year colleges/universities is small.

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Nurse Midwife Program Course Content

[ Number Passing the National Midwifery Examination ]

Year	Number of Programs			Total	Number of graduates	Number passing the national exam.
	Colleges	Junior Colleges	Midwifery Schools
1990				80	1,701	1,498
1992				80	1,692	1,497
1994				78	1,565	1,573
1996	21	31	31	101	1,563	1,580
1998	34	35	47	116	1,574	1,463
2000	46	35	43	124	1,467	1,697
2002	62	31	35	128	-	1,513
2003	70	29	33	132	-	1,531

Source

Statistical Data on Nursing Services in Japan, 2003

In line with the 1997 revision of regulations controlling midwifery education, the current curriculum consists of the following subjects. Exact curriculum details for the educational programs may be set at the discretion of each school, depending upon the school’s educational aims.

[ Midwifery Course Content ]

Subjects	Credits	Contents
Fundamentals of midwifery	6	The focus is on women’s reproductive health: Basic midwifery, including an introduction to midwifery, bioethics, forms and functions of reproduction, psychology and sociology of reproductive health, and growth and development of infants.
Midwifery diagnostics and techniques	6	Basic midwifery techniques Techniques required of midwives, especially those necessary for psychological care
Maternal and child health in the community	1	B asic knowledge needed to promote maternal and child health in the community
Midwifery management	1	Midwifery management, midwifery care, basic knowledge needed to manage a maternity home
Clinical training in midwifery at various settings including maternity homes	8	Integrated clinical training in midwifery diagnostics and techniques, maternal and child health in the community and midwifery management Each student should have clinical experience of at least 10 birth deliveries.
Total	22	Source: http://nursemidwifeprogram.wordpress.com