Contents Analysis of Safety Management-related Syllabi for Midwifery Education

Purpose To analyze midwifery education syllabi in Japan and evaluate the current educational content related to safety management. Methods The contents of the safety management-related syllabi used in 70 midwifery education facilities and viewable using the Internet were analyzed. Results These were worth one or two credits, and the educational time allocated for these courses was between 2 and 30 h. There was a lot of midwifery management as the subject name. Aggregation of content descriptions revealed seven categories of educational content related to safety management: prevention and management of perinatal medical accidents, risk management related to the midwifery business, medical safety and risk management, disaster control, infection control, information management, and professional ethics for midwives. Conclusion In Japan, the educational content of midwifery safety management is not homogenous, suggesting the necessity of organizing the categories created through syllabus analysis to systematically provide education and clarifying the level of learning goal achievement at the time of graduation.