Center
for Excellence in Midwifery
Director: Associate Professor Dr. Kannika Kantaruksa
Email: kannika.k@cmu.ac.th
In
February, the Center for Excellence in Midwifery, began work on a UNICEF-funded
3-year initiative to improve exclusive breastfeeding in Thailand, “Train the
Trainers: Supporting and Protecting Breastfeeding”. Five institutes were
awarded funding for this project: Center of Excellence in Midwifery, Chiang Mai
University Faculty of Nursing; Mahidol University, Burapha University, Khon
Kaen University, and Prince of Songkla University. A three-day Train the
Trainers master training was held at the Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council
in Bangkok in late February. The Center is responsible for implementing program
activities in 17 provinces in Northern Thailand, training a total of 260 nurses
over two years. The Center is currently developing the training curriculum and
identifying project participants. Nurses who are involved in the childbearing
cycle (antenatal clinics, labor room, post-natal ward, and nurses that conduct
follow-up home visits) are targeted for this initiative. The Center will be
collecting data on rates of exclusive breastfeeding, as well as changes in
breastfeeding knowledge, skills, and attitudes among nurses in the training.
On
December 20, 2014, with funding from FON, the Center sponsored Jan Tedder to
conduct a HUG Your Baby workshop at the Faculty of Nursing. Ms. Tedder is a
Nurse Practitioner and Adjunct Instructor at the University of North Carolina
Family Medicine Center, as well as President of Hug Your Baby. HUG Your Baby
uses evidence-based methods to help parents (and the professionals who care for
them) understand a baby's body language in order to prevent and solve problems
around eating, sleeping, crying, and parent-child interaction and
bonding. The workshop was open to faculty, students and alumnae
involved in providing care and support to new parents.
Center
faculty presented research at the International Celebration Conference of 110
Years Contributions of Nursing Education of Ewha Womans University in Korea”
(Assoc. Prof. Punpilai, Sriareporn, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kannika Kantaruksa, Assoc.
Prof. Dr. Piyanut Xuto, and Dr. Nonglak Chaloumsuk).
The Center is
currently conducting the following studies:
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Study
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Funder
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Research Team
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Study of
Coping Behavior Against Perimenstrual Symptoms in College Students in
Thailand and Japan
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Kobe
University and Faculty of Nursing
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Assoc.
Prof. Dr. Punpilai Sriareporn
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Development
of Paternal Fear of Childbirth Inventory
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Faculty of
Nursing
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Asst. Prof.
Dr. Nantaporn Sansiriphun, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chavee Baosoung, Asst. Prof. Dr.
Pratum Soivong, and Mrs. Nongyao Sangkam. Consultant: Assoc Prof. Dr. Kannika
Kantaruksa
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Development
of Thai Maternal Functional Status Inventory
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Faculty of
Nursing
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Assoc.
Prof. Dr. Chavee Baosoung and Asst. Prof. Dr. Nantaporn Sansiriphun.
Consultant: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sujitra Tiansawad
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Development
and Effect of E-Learning Courseware on Self-Confidence of Nursing Care during
Labor and Delivery and Satisfaction among Nursing Students
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Faculty of
Nursing
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Dr. Nonglak
Chaloumsuk, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chavee Baosoung, Asst. Prof. Dr. Nantaporn
Sansiriphun, and Asst. Prof. Jariyaporn Srisawang
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The Male
Partners’ Experiences of Pregnancy Termination for Fetal Anomalies
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Chiang Mai
University
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Dr. Nonglak
Chaloumsuk and Asst. Prof. Dr. Nantaporn Sansiriphun. Consultant: Assoc Prof.
Dr. Kannika Kantaruksa
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