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Jurnal Internasional - The Comparison of Midwives Proffessionalism in Indonesia and England A.N. Sri Rejeki
Jurnal Internasional - The Comparison of Midwives Proffessionalism in Indonesia and England A.N. Sri Rejeki
care for the target and society, activating now defined in the temporary laws which
person and information evidence-centric become habit and practice. It means the
practice, also professionally leading 5. midwifery regulation is regulated
Midwives professionalism in a country differently from the other professions7. The
is different from one another. It depends regulation affects the different public
on the midwifery regulation in every protection which clashes with the
country. Each country has its stakeholders. The overview regulates
professionalism indicators to create present health care professionalism
qualified midwives which meet the regulation in England . 8
competences are considered as the basic ethics have been revised for three times
knowledge from the midwifery practice and have been developed through
education. The addition skill is defined as consultation with the stakeholders. There
skills obtained during the learning by are many synergies formed with the other
doing the process. It is the part of registered professionals by highly value the
midwifery practice preparation which is codes of ethics. The act also supports
based on individual need16. multidisciplinary teamwork, as nurses and
Competence is very important as it midwives who highly value the code of
defines the curriculum for midwifery ethics may help a lot in accomplishing
education, also as the information provider service quality and patients' safety19.
for the policymaker to understand the Codes of ethic significantly affect
contribution of midwives in giving nurses and midwives as the front liner,
midwifery care. The concept of competence managing team, and service organizer. The
and belief might not be the same, but they professionalism indicators in England are
are correlated. Belief can be defined as giving complete information to the patients
confidence as the wash back of award and about their medical condition, possess
achievement for the quality of someone's medical responsibility for the patients
performance. Meanwhile, competence is giving suitable midwifery care in all life
defined as the ability to successfully and cycle based on the patients’ need, using all
efficiently perform something17. means of communication including social
In the Health Ministerial Decree No. media, effectively make documentation,
369 of 2007 or 369/Menkes/SK/III/2007 giving clear explanation about drugs
about the standard of midwives administration to the patients.
professionalism, it is regulated that Codes of ethics are the basis for the
midwives competences in performing service during midwifery practice, for
midwifery service include the ability of example, forwarding the patient to the
midwife to give midwifery care for mother, referral doctor in case of emergency.
newborn baby, and the family, give the Nurses and midwives should have known
information about pregnancy planning about the code of ethics revision,
program and parental preparation, give understanding and reflecting the codes of
antenatal care including early detection, ethics will be the compulsory focus for
treatment and referential for particular NMC registration revalidation every three
complication, give care during the delivery years for nurses and midwives. The codes
process, handling emergency case, give of ethics can also be the focal point which
treatment during post-partum bleeding is useful to maintain professionalism
and breastfeeding, perform newborn and values and principles.
toddler care, giving midwifery care for
b. Indonesia
eproductive disorder patient18.
Interpersonal competence and self
3. Midwives Professionalism Indicators professionalism development should be
a. England possessed by midwives. A midwife should
The Nursing and Midwifery Council possess awareness, competency, and
(NMC) regulates 680,000 registered interpersonal skill, also professional
midwives in England. Codes of ethics for wisdom 20.
professionalism and professionalism Midwifery codes of ethics in Indonesia
standard should be highly valued to contain authority which explained in the
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