Final Evaluation Report: Pilot for New Model of Midwifery Supervision

The focus of the evaluation was a bridging programme to prepare existing supervisors of midwives (SOMs) to become professional midwifery advocates (PMAs) in order to deliver a new model of supervision (A-EQUIP). It set out to assess the bridging programme and the A-EQUIP model. This report documents the following stages of the evaluation: 1. Establish baseline data, prior to the adoption of the A-EQUIP pilot a. Development and completion of a site pro-forma to provide contextual organisational data 2. Evaluation of the preparation of the A-EQUIP practitioner and assessment of the A-EQUIP model through the following mechanisms: a. Documentary analysis b. Supervisor/PMA survey c. Supervisee survey d. Supervisor/PMA interviews