Midwifery From the Perspective of Adult Education

In this article, the educational relationship between the midwifery profession from the perspective of adult education and the educational relationship between the midwife and the service recipient is evaluated from a multidimensional perspective. Considering that midwives assume a guiding, supportive and informative role during critical periods in women's lives, it is emphasized that their educational identity is an integral part of their professional competence. Adult education principles provide a guiding framework for many midwifery practices such as pregnancy education, prenatal and postnatal counseling, breastfeeding counseling. At the same time, education models based on self-directed and lifelong learning support continuous development in the professional development processes of midwives. In this study, the contributions of an adult education-based approach to the field were discussed by emphasizing both the educator and learner aspects of the midwifery profession.