Welcome to the Department of Midwifery
The Department of Midwifery currently consists of six full-time members of staff, all of whom are contemporaneously conducting research in a wide selection of subjects which are of importance for the woman and her family, throughout their life-span.
Research is currently taking place in these areas:
- Preparation for parenthood
- Competencies in spiritual care
- Parental-fetal relationship
- Childbearing migrant women
Midwifery is a family-centred health care discipline founded on the relationships between women, families and their midwives. The Department aims at:
- Preparing effective, efficient and competent midwives
- Promoting a culture of life-long learning that is open, facilitative, research-led and graduate centred
- Contributing high quality research to client care and professional education
- Building a strong partnership with colleagues of the various health care departments and the local health care services, to ensure that the midwifery programmes and research activities are grounded in practice.
- Providing openness and inclusiveness in all areas of education and practice.
- Sharing and disseminating knowledge and expertise to support women, their families, and society at large.
- Establishing links with European and international colleagues and students through bilateral agreements; Erasmus exchanges; participation in and coordination of projects; international conferences and study visits.
The Department strives to provide high quality pre-registration education and training for student midwives; together with continuous professional development programmes, a Masters’ degree and PhD programmes.
The Department’s academic members actively participate in local and international research, conferences, projects and committees and give a valid contribution in both local and international arenas.
Prof. Rita Borg Xuereb
Head of Department
Department of Midwifery
15 August 2018
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