About this course
Midwifery is demanding work, not just physically but also emotionally. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought
particular challenges that gave midwives and the rest of the healthcare team undue pressures and stress. This is
on top of perennial issues they already face. This e-learning module reviews the challenges faced by midwives
under the Philippine healthcare system, summarizes ways on how they can stay resilient amid these challenges,
and promotes the wellbeing of midwives.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:
- Know the significance of midwives as members of the health team
- Identify the perennial challenges faced by the midwives under the Philippine healthcare system
- Define resilience and its importance to midwives
- Determine the reasons why midwives remain in their role despite the identified challenges
- Gain new insight on how to improve one’s resilience
Topics covered
- Midwives and their role as a member of the health team
- Perennial challenges under the Philippine Healthcare System
- Resilience: concepts and principles
- Reasons for the resilience of midwives
- Enhancing resilience
Speaker for this course:
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DR JOSEPHINE HELMUTH-HIPOLITO
Philippine League of Government and Private Midwives, Inc.
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Keywords: Midwife, Healthcare Team, wellbeing of midwives, Resilience
1 CPD Point Available
A certificate can be downloaded upon successful completion of the quiz. Please use the information on the
certificate to claim your CPD points.
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