Silvia Ammann-Fiechter
Silvia Ammann-Fiechter
ZHAW
School of Health Sciences
Institute of Midwifery and Reproductive Health
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur
Personal profile
Management role
Head, international relations institute of midwifery
Position at the ZHAW
Head international relations and lecturer Institute of midwifery
Expertise and research interests
International midwifery and midwifery education
Professional identity
Professional policy
Project Management
Educational background
2020
Certificate of Administrator Intercultural Development Inventory: IDI – LLC, Munich
2012
Master of Science in Midwifery, Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom
2010
Certificate in didactics for lecturers at universities of applied Sciences (cycle didactique), Haute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (HES-SO), Delémont, Switzerland
1998
Diploma in Midwifery, Ecole Cantonale Vaudoise de sages-femmes, Chantepierre, Lausanne, Switzerland
1995
Bachelor Degree of Nursing, Wellington Polytechnic School of Nursing, Health and Environmental Sciences, Wellington, New Zealand, Course for Registered Nurses
1990
Diploma in General Nursing, Rotkreuzschule für Krankenpflege Lindenhof, Bern, Switzerland
Diverse continuing education courses in midwifery, health and education
Professional milestones
2018 - President of the Swiss Midwifery Education Board (Berufskonferenz Hebamme)
2017 - Representative at the Health Professionals Conference of the Swiss
Universities of Applied Sciences in Health (Fachkonferenz Gesundheit FKG)
2008 - 2019 University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland HES-SO,
Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud HESAV, Midwifery Department, Lausanne
Head of various midwifery undergraduate education modules
Lecturer undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education
2004 - 2007 Klinik Linde, Biel/Bienne, Clinical midwife
2002 – 2004 World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, Tashkent
Office, Uzbekistan, Resident Support
2002 - 2004 Tashkent International Medical Clinic, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, "On call"
clinical midwife
1998 – 2002 Hôpital Daler, Fribourg, Clinical midwife
1996 – 1997 Klinik Beau-Site, Bern, Registered Nurse, mixed surgery
1995 – 1996 Wakefield Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand, Registered Nurse,
Ressource Team
1994 - 1995 Various internships for the recognition and registration of the Swiss
Diploma in Nursing in New Zealand
1992 – 1994 Swiss Embassy, Tehran, Iran, Secretary diverse postions
1991 – 1991 Lindenhofspital, Bern, Registered nurse, gynaecological and surgical ward
Membership of networks
- Berufskonferenz Hebamme der Fachkonferenz Gesundheit
- Fachkonferenz Gesundheit der Fachhochschulen Schweiz
- Schweizerischer Hebammenverband
- Florence Network for Nursing and Midwifery
Publications
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Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia; Caldelari, Murielle; Cignacco Müller, Eva; Damke, Therese; De Labrusse, Claire; Friedli, Beatrice; Krahl, Astrid; Nunno Paillard, Catia; Schlaeppy-Muntwyler, Franziska; Schwager, Monika; Stocker, Barbara; Weber, Andrea; Storni, Virginia,
2021.
Berufskonferenz Hebamme der Fachkonferenz Gesundheit und Schweizerischer Hebammenverband.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-24274
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Schläppy, Franziska; Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia; Graf Heule, Petra,
2020.
Die Hebamme in der globalen Welt.
Obstetrica.
2020(10), pp. 24-27.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20673
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Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia; Adlberger, Elisabeth; Eichenberger zur Bonsen, Dorothée; Fankhauser, Lisa; Friedli, Beatrice; Kaiser, Barbara; Oberhauser, Nadine; Schwager, Monika; Stocker-Kalberer, Barbara; Sutter, Christiane; Weber-Käser, Andrea; et al.,
2020.
Hebammenkompetenzen per Gesetz.
Obstetrica.
2020(4), pp. 18-21.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20841
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Graf Heule, Petra; Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia,
2019.
In:
6th EMA Education Conference, Malmö, Sweden, 29-30 November 2019.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19586
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Graf-Heule, Petra; Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia; Miscioscia, Emily; Velo Higueras, Maria; Romeijn, Enja; Bertini, Virginia; et al.,
2023.
International Student Midwives Network (ISMN) : eine Chance für die Hebammen von morgen.
In:
7. Winterthurer Hebammensymposium, Winterthur, Schweiz, 21. Januar 2023.
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Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia; Velo Higueras, Maria; Graf Heule, Petra; Miscioscia, Emily,
2021.
Supporting international students on campus and online : International Student Midwives Network.
In:
Maternity & Midwifery Forum UK : Educating Midwives – Meeting Future Challenges, online, 10 November 2021.
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Ammann-Fiechter, Silvia,
2021.
In:
Professions de la santé: leadership, efficience et contribution dans les systèmes de santé et accès aux soins, Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud, Lausanne, 29 Novembre 2021.
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
Präsentationen:
2017
31st International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Congress, Toronto, 18th-22nd June:
Poster Präsentation: Appropriation of professional identity in midwifery education (co-author B. Michoud Bertinotti)
Animation Workshop: Simulation in midwifery education: an innovative tool in order to promote autonomous woman- and family-centred care in a medicalised environment (co-authors: M. Caldelari, and F. Salamin)
2014
Journée d’automne du Groupement Romand de la Société Suisse de Gynécologie et d’Obstétrique (GRSSGO), 20 et 21 novembre, Montreux
Präsentation: Position(s) d’accouchement ? – Positions professionnelles!
2013
ERASMUS
2nd Hellenic Congress of Hellenic Society of Psychoprophylaxis, 4.-6. Oktober, Larissa, Greece
Präsentation: Midwives’ experiences and perceptions in relation to birth-positioning in maternity hospitals in Western Switzerland.
Präsentation: Midwifery practice and education in Switzerland. (Co-author C. de Labrusse)
Deutscher Hebammenverband (BDH), Bundestagung der Lehrerinnen für das Hebammenwesen,
31. Januar – 1. Februar, Hünfeld, Deutschland
Animation Workshop: Erfahrungen mit Laienschauspielerinnen in der Hebammenausbildung
2011
International Confederation of Midwives, 29th Triennial Congress, 19.-23. June, South Africa
Präsentation: Simulation in midwifery education : an innovative feature for holistic antenatal care. (Co-authors C. de Labrusse, C. Layat Burn)
Poster Präsentation: Simulation in midwifery education: an innovative feature for holistic antenatal care. (Co-authors C. de Labrusse, C. Layat Burn)
2010
SPSIM (2nd Swiss Conference on Standardized Patients and Simulation in Health Care), Bern
Präsentation: Simulation in midwifery education, an innovative feature for holistic antenatal care. (Co-authors C. de Labrusse, C. Layat Burn)
Publikationen:
British Journal of Midwifery, co-author, Vol 24, No 12, pp 847-854
Impact of an immediate vs. delayed feedback in a midwifery formative teaching activity with simulated patient.
2013
Sage-femme.ch, 03/2013, Positions d’accouchement: expériences et perceptions des sages-femmes
2011
Sage-femme.ch, 05/2011, La normalité en obstétrique, un défi pour les sages-femmes. (Co-auteure B. Michoud Bertinotti)
Forschungsarbeit:
2012
MSc Dissertation 2012, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
A qualitative study exploring midwives’ experiences and perceptions in relation to birth-positioning in maternity hospitals in Western Switzerland (Academic Supervision: Dr Yvonne Robb)