Department of Midwifery

DEPARTMENT OF MIDWIFERY

Head of Department Prof. Dr. Zeliha KOÇ

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Midwifery education in our country is carried out at the undergraduate level in universities in accordance with the protocol signed between the Ministry of Health and YÖK in 1992. In this context, the Department of Midwifery of our Faculty of Health Sciences, as Ondokuz Mayıs University, trains midwives to work in health services from the 1997-1998 academic year to the present day. It seems that the World Health Organization (WHO) has a series of conferences and declarations starting with the slogan “Health for All” in parallel with changing and developing health requirements. The common main theme of all conferences is equality in health, equity, preventive health services and health protection – development, ensuring community participation. With the motto of "Health for All in the 21st Century", the World Health Organization (WHO) stresses the importance of the education that can help build a bridge between clinical and public health practice, which prepares health professionals to provide well-educated, preventive, therapeutic and rehabilitative services, for the development of human resources for health services. A midwife is defined as a person who has been trained to provide family planning counseling for the care of the newborn, a person who provides the necessary care and counseling during pregnancy and after birth, and who assists normal births under his / her own responsibility. For that, they have a major role in protecting and improving the health of society and preventing maternal and infant mortality. Among health professionals, along with their roles, midwives are the health professionals who communicate most with the patient both in the clinic and in community health practices. For this reason, midwives' education occupies an important place in health education. Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Midwifery, since its establishment, has worked with dedication to educate midwives who can make the difference for the care of healthy/sick people and has always been open to changes as a requirement of health development. For this reason, it has made its voice heard on continuously on the scientific platform and it aims to train midwives in international standards with its developing and growing academic staff.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE MIDWIFERY PROGRAM

1. To train innovative and contemporary midwives who have theoretical knowledge and skills to adopt the basic theories, concepts and principles of midwifery profession and are aware of their professional roles and responsibilities.
   
2. To train midwives who will be able to handle women, pregnant women, mothers and newborns with professional ethical principles in a holistic understanding in the family and society, protect and develop health and provide counseling and education to meet care needs in primary health care.
   
3. To train midwives who will use information and care technologies in accordance with the midwifery process with an evidence-based and holistic approach, communicating effectively, collaborating in professional and inter-professional level within the medical team.
   
4. To train researcher midwives who will continue their professional and personal development to develop midwifery practices with the awareness of lifelong learning.

Mission of The Department of Midwifery

It is to train undergraduate and graduate level midwives who can answer to the health needs of the community based on the scientific developments, who are sensitive to ethical values, with the right communication skills, can create change in respect for human rights, are autonomous, are professionally aware of their roles and responsibilities, are able to use midwifery services, planning, organization, implementation, evaluation and coordination of administrative activities, can follow developments and new technologies, can demonstrate the highest level of activity in protection and development of women's and children's health, who can conduct scientific research in the field related to midwifery or midwifery care. Vision of The Department of Midwifery It is to be a leading educational institution recognized nationally and internationally with its well-equipped graduates, scientific activities and work aimed at protecting community health and improving the quality of life.

OBJECTIVES

Carrying out the necessary examinations to diagnose of pregnancy
• Being able to understand the importance of maternal health • Monitoring and caring for the prenatal mother and fetus • Deliver a baby normally • Performing episiotomy when necessary at normal birth • Taking care of the mother at the time of birth, monitoring the fetus and determining the deviations from the normal • If necessary, manually remove and control the placenta and perform uterine control • Conducting early diagnosis tests of risky pregnancies and giving recommendations to the mother • Having a breech delivery in emergency situations • Determining abnormal conditions in the mother and newborn • Providing care for and observing the newborn • Providing care for and observing the mother in the postpartum period • Identifying the risky situations of the mother in the postpartum period • Participating in family planning practices and training • Identifying and referring to the risky situations that follow women aged 15-49 • Adopting the basic theory, concept, methods and principles of midwifery • Transferring health practices to their own life • Cooperating with other disciplines in midwifery education management and research • Using care training and counseling roles for health regeneration, protection, and enhancing behavior • Using management skills in planning and evaluating midwifery services in the awareness of professional roles and responsibilities with the right communication skills • Raising midwives who can take a holistic approach to the woman and her family in the society they live in during the pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, birth and postpartum processes.

EMPLOYMENT AREAS OF GRADUATES

Graduates of the program can work in Ministry of Health hospitals, university hospitals, family health centers, community health centers, maternal-child health and family planning centers, private hospitals and polyclinics. Due to the high birth, infant mortality and maternal mortality rates in our country, the need for midwives is quite high and the number of midwives who are still on duty is far from the level to meeting the need. Therefore, the demand for midwives who will graduate from the program is high.

STUDENT ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

Candidates must have a high school or an equivalent school graduation document; score high enough at the University Student Selection Exam, etc. Registration, admission, examination and evaluation procedures of Turkish students are carried out in accordance with the Higher Education Law and the decisions and regulations of the Higher Education Council issued based on this law. Information prepared for students on this subject is provided in a booklet to students at Ondokuz Mayıs University during registration. Registration admission procedures at Ondokuz Mayıs University are carried out by the Department of Student Affairs. A two-stage examination system is implemented in the transition from secondary education to higher education. The exams are conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM). Detailed information about the exams can be found at http://www.osym.gov.tr

Educational objectives of the graduate midwifery program;

1. To train midwives who can integrate the current and advanced knowledge and skills they have acquired in the field of midwifery and related disciplines and who can carry the identity of science expertise.
2. To train midwives who can use the theoretical and practical knowledge obtained by analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating current developments, who can use new ideas in the field of health for the benefit of the society and bring innovation to the field.
3. To train midwives who can develop solutions for the problems identified in the field of midwifery, who can carry out research and projects in their field, present the data obtained for the benefit of science and society, and reflect on midwifery care practices, midwives who have reached a universal level in education and research.
4. To train midwives who will contribute to the solution of social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems related to the midwifery profession, evaluate them critically and guide their own learning.