title: Would a student midwife run postnatal clinic make a valuable addition to midwifery education in the UK?--a systematic review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is growing evidence in the UK that some National Health Service improvements, particularly in the postnatal period, are having an impact on the quality and variety of student midwives' clinical experiences, making it challenging for them to meet the standards set by the regulatory body for midwives and receive a licence to practice. A possible solution to this may be the introduction of a Student Midwife integrated Learning Environment (SMiLE) focusing upon the delivery of postnatal care (PN) through a student run clinic.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To identify the current state of knowledge, regarding the educational outcomes of students who engage with student run clinics (SRC) and the satisfaction of clients who attend them. Search strategy--BNI, CINAHL, EMBASE, and MEDLINE were searched for articles published until April 2014.
  
  
  METHODS
  Studies, nationally and internationally, were carried out on healthcare students running their own clinics. Outcome measures were the evaluation of educational outcomes of students and client satisfaction were included.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were extracted, analysed and synthesised to produce a summary of knowledge, regarding the effectiveness of SRCs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  6 studies were selected for this review.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings that SRC can offer advantages in improving educational outcomes of students and provide an effective service to clients are encouraging. However, given the limited number of high-quality studies included in this review, further research is required to investigate the effectiveness of SRC.
authors.affiliation: Bournemouth University, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Midwifery Education, 4th floor St Mary's Community Health Campus, Milton Road, Portsmouth PO3 6AD, UK. Electronic address: wmarsh@bournemouth.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.affiliation: Bournemouth University, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Midwifery Education, 4th floor St Mary's Community Health Campus, Milton Road, Portsmouth PO3 6AD, UK.
authors.forename: Dana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Colbourne
authors.affiliation: Bournemouth University, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Royal London House, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth BU1 3LT, UK.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Way
authors.affiliation: Bournemouth University, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Royal London House, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth BU1 3LT, UK; NMAHP Research Unit, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: Vanora A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Hundley
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013338:Students, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Clinic; Midwife; Model of care; Student led; Student run