The dormant Antigua State College’s School of Midwifery Programme has been revived and relocated to the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus under Laurellyn Williams’s leadership.
Previously integrated into the three-year Registered Nursing (RN) Programme, midwifery training faced a hiatus due to the program’s transition to a bachelor’s degree.
The revived program, now extended from fifteen to eighteen months, aligns with global standards recommended by the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM).
Eleven nurses from various healthcare sectors are enrolled, with a mandated three-year bond for retention in the country post-completion.
Successful graduates must pass licensure exams for midwifery practice.
The Ministry of Health collaborated with the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) to update the curriculum, focusing on competency rather than content, aligning with ICM recommendations.
The ICM sets standards aiming to ensure globally qualified midwives provide comprehensive sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and adolescent health services.
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The midwifery programme will definitely help towards improving the health care delivered to our peoples. We do have a tendency to lament about the inefficiencies and say nothing about the steady progress that is being made.
I commend this move. After an experience at the Hospital, I think this is sooooo needed.
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