Supporting continuity-of-care and regulatory reporting in Midwifery with MyProgress
- Tess
- Aug 19
- 3 min read
Updated: Aug 21
MyProgress, MyKnowledgeMap’s ePortfolio and assessment solution, is designed to give students a clear, woman‑centred way to record learning, and gives program teams real‑time visibility into progress and compliance, so they can spend more time teaching and less time chasing spreadsheets.
Why continuity of care matters
In Australia, Continuity of Care Experiences (CoCE) are a cornerstone of midwifery education. National accreditation standards set out minimum supervised practice requirements, including that students: engage with at least 10 women (four antenatal and two postnatal episodes, and for most, attend the labour and birth); maintain a record of each engagement with regular reflection; and complete specific volumes of supervised practice (e.g., 100 antenatal and 100 postnatal episodes, 30 primary accoucheur births, 10 additional first‑stage labours, 20 newborn examinations, and experience with 40 women with complex needs).
These experiential targets sit within a broader regulatory context. The NMBA Midwife standards for practice (Standards 1–7) provide the profession’s expectations for safe, woman‑centred, evidence‑based care and underpin program design, assessment and graduate capability.
Logging continuity of care with MyProgress
Follow one woman, log many episodes.
MyProgress lets students create a single, de‑identified “woman record” and add episodes over time; antenatal visits, labour/birth, postnatal check‑ins, so each continuity journey stays connected. Smart prompts encourage reflective notes at each episode and at closure, mirroring accreditation expectations for maintained, reflective records.
Mobile-first, even offline.
Students can capture notes, sign‑offs, and evidence on a phone or tablet at the point of care, with an automatic sync when connectivity returns.
Built‑in counters for peace of mind.
Dashboards show progress toward CoCE and minimum practice requirements at a glance (e.g., antenatal/postnatal episodes, births, neonatal examinations). Educators can drill down from the program view to cohorts or individuals to spot gaps early.
Supervisor sign‑off.
MyProgress supports authenticated supervisor approvals, timestamped audit trails and optional comments, giving clinical partners confidence that records are accurate and verifiable.
Regulatory confidence without the admin overload
Map evidence to standards.
Program teams can align forms and assessments to the NMBA Midwife standards for practice and to the ANMAC Midwife Accreditation Standards requirements, generating on‑demand reports that summarise who has achieved what, and where additional exposure is needed.
Governance, privacy and record‑keeping support.
MyProgress can be configured to support local governance policies, including de‑identification at the point of capture, role‑based access, and audit trails, helping organisations meet obligations around health information privacy and documentation. For context, Australian health service providers must handle patient information in line with the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), and maintain clear, accurate health records in accordance with National Boards’ expectations. MyProgress’ structured data, access controls and export options make it easier to uphold these responsibilities in an educational setting.
Note: ePortfolio entries are for education and competence evidence, not a substitute for clinical medical records kept by health services. MyProgress supports de‑identified logging and student consent workflows to reflect local site requirements.
Designed for midwifery educators, preceptors and students
For educators:
Live dashboards for cohorts and placements
Evidence mapping to standards and program outcomes
Exportable reports for accreditation and internal quality review
For students:
One place to track all continuity journeys
Reflective prompts and attachments (e.g., learning plans, feedback)
Clear visual progress against required experiences
For clinical partners:
Streamlined sign‑offs with audit trails
Transparent, structured logs that reduce email back‑and‑forth
Configurable forms that mirror local policies (e.g., consent steps)
A quick example: one woman, whole journey, zero chaos
Recruit & consent: Student records de‑identified details and consent confirmation.
Antenatal episodes: Each visit is added, with prompts for reflection and learning goals.
Labour & birth: Attendance and role captured; supervisor signs off in‑app.
Postnatal follow‑up: Final episodes logged; continuity relationship formally concluded with a closing reflection.
Program view: Educators see the continuity arc complete and how it contributes to overall minimum requirements.
This mirrors the accreditation focus on continuity with individual women across pregnancy, labour and birth, and the postnatal period, with a maintained, reflective record of each engagement.
Ready to strengthen midwifery learning and compliance?
With MyProgress, midwifery programs get a practical, woman‑centred way to log continuity experiences and demonstrate compliance without drowning in paperwork. If you’d like a tailored walk‑through of our midwifery templates and reporting, we’d love to show you how it works in your context, just contact us here.
References
ANMAC Midwife Accreditation Standards 2021 (CoCE definition and minimum supervised practice requirements) https://anmac.org.au/sites/default/files/2024-06/06920_anmac_midwife_std_2021_online_05_fa.pdf
NMBA Midwife standards for practice (Standards 1–7) nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au
OAIC Guide to Health Privacy (Privacy Act 1988, Australian Privacy Principles) https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/health-service-providers/guide-to-health-privacy
Ahpra Managing health records (summary of record‑keeping expectations) ahpra.gov.au
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