title: Giving you every reason to SMiLE.
abstract: This article outlines the plans to develop a student midwife integrated learning environment (SMILE) which will focus upon the delivery of postnatal (PN) care to women and families whilst also creating an innovative clinical learning environment for students. The SMiLE PN hub (facilitated by student midwives, supervised by a qualified midwife/sign-off mentor) has been designed to fuse seamlessly with current PN provision and provide an alternative environment for women to access a wide range of PN services. This service proposal not only increases the amount of PN learning opportunities and experience of students but also provides a much needed hub of PN activity for women and their families. It provides drop-in breastfeeding support, signposting to additional support networks and scheduled daily parenting workshops, such as baby bathing and safe sleeping advice.
authors.affiliation: Bournemouth University.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Marsh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education*; D017145:Models, Educational; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D011247:Pregnancy; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000458:organization & administration; D013338:Students, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom; D055815:Young Adult