Citation

Bohn DK, Paluzzi P, Vivio D. Int. J. Gynaecol. Obstet. 2002; 78(Suppl 1): S79-82.

Affiliation

Ad Hoc Committee on Violence Against Women, American College of Nurse-Midwives, Washington, DC, USA. bohnx002@tc.umn.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12429444

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The American College of Nurse-Midwives implemented a 4-year Domestic Violence Education Project (DVEP) with the goal of educating all midwives in the USA to respond appropriately to abuse experienced by the women they serve. METHOD: A four-pronged set of objectives was used that included policy, basic preservice education, continuing education and activism/advocacy. RESULT: The success of this project is the sustainable impact on education of student midwives and a continued commitment to this issue. CONCLUSION: The full impact of the DVEP on practicing midwives may not be measurable for some time.

Language: en