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Jigsaw and Reflection Workshops on Respectful Maternity Care

This section presents two research-informed workshop formats developed to support teaching and learning on respectful maternity care (RMC). The workshops are grounded in established pedagogical and ethical approaches that have been evaluated in recent research and are designed to be adaptable to different educational contexts.

The One-day Jigsaw Workshop is based on the cooperative learning approach known as the jigsaw technique, which has been shown to be effective in midwifery education for promoting engagement, knowledge acquisition, and peer-to-peer learning (Dagli et al., 2025). In this format, participants work with research-based materials in expert groups and subsequently teach each other in mixed groups, fostering both individual accountability and collaborative understanding. The workshop is particularly suited for earlier stages of education, where developing a solid conceptual and evidence-based understanding of RMC, including definitions, perspectives, prevalence, and consequences, is a central learning objective.

The One-day Reflection Workshop using Moral Case Deliberation (MCD) builds on a structured, dialogue-based method for ethical reflection in healthcare, which has been shown to strengthen knowledge and practice related to respectful maternity care (Samsami et al., 2025). Through facilitated analysis of a clinical case, participants explore ethical dilemmas, clarify values, and consider alternative courses of action. This workshop is particularly relevant in the later stages of midwifery education or for practicing professionals, where there is a need to develop moral reasoning, professional judgement, and the ability to navigate complex situations in clinical practice.

Together, these two workshops represent complementary pedagogical approaches to RMC education. The jigsaw workshop emphasizes active, collaborative engagement with research and supports the development of foundational knowledge, while the reflection workshop highlights ethical reasoning, dialogue, and decision-making in practice. Used in combination, they offer a coherent progression from knowledge acquisition to reflective and ethically informed practice.