Reproductive health professionals’ position in Iran

The professional role usually refers to a set of formal and informal expectations associated with a given position. Today, the professional roles in health professions are developing and changing to achieving more suitable and useable health services provision. Health professionals could perform better functions if they are well-trained and employed in the appropriate role and position (king, 2015). There are few studies about the professional role and position of midwives with higher education levels (Massimi et al., 2017; Shimpuku, 2021). Midwives are key to delivering reproductive health care and are crucial in addressing the health challenges women face in the country (Nyathi, 2020). Advanced academic programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels in Iran have made midwifery education more structured in recent years. Graduates of reproductive health have a midwifery background and have completed a doctoral program.