Midwifery in Middle Eastern and North African countries: A scoping review.

Women and Birth : Journal of the Australian College of Midwives
Kolsoom SafariJenny Davis

Abstract

While midwives are positioned as critical providers for improving sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health outcomes in the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries, the standards of midwifery have not been explored systematically in this region. The purpose of this scoping review was to provide an overview of existing literature on midwifery practice, education, and regulation in MENA countries in the context of ICM standards. A search was conducted inclusive of English and Persian written studies published between 2000 and 2019 in CINAHL plus; Ovid MEDLINE; PubMed; Scopus; and grey literature. Title and abstract and full-text review were performed in Covidence, and data extraction and synthesis performed using NVivo 12. The initial search identified 7,994 articles. Overall, 139 studies were included in the review. Although, the primary concept of most included studies was "midwifery practice", "midwifery regulation" was addressed in limited way. Approximately 90% were from Middle Eastern countries. Forty-two per cent of studies used cross-sectional designs, and most originated from Iran, Jordan, and Palestine. Diversity was found in midwifery education, practice and regulation across the MENA countries. Midwives...Continue Reading

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