The Indian Nursing Council on March 06, 2024, issued the Indian Nursing Council (Nurse Practitioner in Midwifery (NPM) Educator Program), Regulations, 2023.
The aim of this educational program is to prepare competent NPM educators to function in the capacity of educators and trainers for nurse practitioners in midwifery, to provide quality and compassionate care to woman, new born, and family, manage and supervise care of woman and new-born at all the three levels of care, teach NPMs in areas related to woman and new-born care using latest educational technology and prepare them to conduct or participate in research areas of woman and new born care.
The program prepares NPM educators to –
• Develop and provide transformational education and leadership.
• Demonstrate achievement of the WHO Midwifery Educator Competencies (2013a).
• Demonstrate achievement of the ICM Essential Competencies for Midwifery Practice and practice midwifery as per the Council regulations and MoHFW guidelines.
• Role model skilled, woman-centered, compassionate, respectful midwifery care that meets the needs of women, their new borns and families, and the communities they live in.
• Demonstrate the ability to use experiential learning methodologies to teach NPMs that prepare NPMs who will practice autonomously within the scope of practice in designated midwife-led services in India.
• Show a commitment to humanization, professional development, lifelong learning, and leadership in the practice of midwifery.
[Notification No. 11-1/2022-INC(i)]
