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Stevens, Trudy. "Midwife to midwíf : a study of caseload midwifery." Thesis, University of West London, 2002. https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1079/.
Full textStorrie, Leslie H. "Learning midwifery : perceptions of the registered midwife." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.428171.
Full textFergusson, Lindsay. "Working as a coordinator midwife in a tertiary hospital delivery suite a phenomenological study : a thesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Health Science (Midwifery), 2009 /." Click here to access this resource online, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10292/725.
Full textBarnes, Margaret. "Becoming a midwife : a case study of a women-centred midwifery curriculum." Thesis, Griffith University, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/380712.
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Health and Behavioural Sc.
Griffith Health
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Bloxsome, Dianne Kim. ""I love being a midwife; it's who I am": A Glaserian grounded theory study of why midwives stay in midwifery [thesis]." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2020. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2282.
Full textForde, Maria. "Phenomenon of becoming a midwife." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2014. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/4495/.
Full textNicholls, L. C. "What makes a good midwife?" Thesis, Exeter and Plymouth Peninsula Medical School, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.701061.
Full textMartin, Kerstin. "The midwife as teacher : dialogue with and confidence in the woman." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=79794.
Full textMettler, Gretchen G. "Growing into a Midwife: A Theory of Graduate Nurse-Midwife Students' Process of Clinical Learning." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1271258271.
Full textSosa, Georgina. "Midwifery one-to-one support in labour : ethnographic study of midwife-led birth environments." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2016. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/63941/.
Full textDavies, Jacqueline. "Blurring the boundaries between midwifery and obstetrics : an exploration of the role of midwife practitioner in a maternity unit in Wales." Thesis, University of South Wales, 2008. https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/blurring-the-boundaries-between-midwifery-and-obstetrics(40182058-a1b5-4628-961a-5a5d7ab92fc6).html.
Full textBorrelli, Sara E. "The kaleidoscopic midwife : a conceptual metaphor illustrating first-time mothers' perspectives of a good midwife : a grounded theory study." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2015. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31006/.
Full textGarratt, Rosemary. "Connecting with women : the working lives of independent midwives and their perceptions of the mother-midwife relationship." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/9707.
Full textMartin, Sedeeka. "Quality care during childbirth at a midwife obstetric unit in Cape Town, Western Cape: Women and midwives’ perceptions." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6892.
Full textGlobally, there has been significant progress in reducing preventable maternal deaths and disability, and growing attention on improving the quality of care in maternal health care facilities. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes quality care as delivering healthcare that is effective, efficient, accessible, acceptable, patient–centred, equitable and safe (WHO, 2014). Midwives are the backbone of midwifery and therefore the primary care giver for pregnant women accessing maternal care and women’s ability to access quality midwifery care during the antenatal, labour and postnatal period is the key component in midwifery care. The Primary Level Protocol of South Africa is under the umbrella of the Primary Health Care System, and according to this system low risk women are expected to seek antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care from the nearest Midwife Obstetric Unit (MOU). The choice a woman makes regarding access to maternity care depends on the social norms in her society and what services are offered. However, the services that are available may not meet the needs of pregnant women. Women may need detailed information about the availability of the maternity care system in order to make an informed decision on where to access the health system. The gap between the perceived needs of pregnant women and the care provided by midwives can be bridged by listening to women to create a reciprocal understanding of quality care. In South Africa, limited research has been conducted on midwives and women’s perceptions of maternity care. In the absence of such information, this study was conducted at an MOU in the Western Cape, with the aim of exploring women and midwives’ perceptions of quality care during childbirth.
Wilkins, Ruth. "Sociological aspects of the mother/community midwife relationship." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1993. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/1004/.
Full textBoon, Leen Ooi, University of Western Sydney, College of Social and Health Sciences, and of Nursing Family and Community Health School. "Exploring childbearing women's perception of the role of a midwife." THESIS_CSHS_NFC_Boon_L.xml, 2002. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/762.
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Britt, Cynthia. "Midwife and Mother: Maternal Metaphors in the Composition Classroom." TopSCHOLAR®, 2003. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/582.
Full textThomas, B. Gail. "Learning to be a midwife : the need to believe." Thesis, University of West London, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.398573.
Full textOlsson, Agneta. "Med den inre känslan som drivkraft - barnmorskors upplevelser av att förmedla trygghet och en god omvårdnad." Thesis, University of Skövde, University of Skövde, School of Life Sciences, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-2919.
Full textThe expectations of a successful outcome are great during childbirth. The overall objective of prenatal care and birth care is that midwives contribute in creating the most positive experience of pregnancy, child birth and infancy as possible. During the past 30 years there has been a significant increase in sectiofrequency both in Sweden and the rest of the Western world. More parents feel an overall insecurity when it comes to child labour. The purpose of this study was to describe how midwives experience the work of creating a sense of security and good nursing when meeting the expectant parents. A phenomenological approach was chosen with the use of eleven qualitative interviews that were analyzed with Giorgis' method of analysis. The result revealed three themes: organizational - professional conditions, the communicative ability and the reflective - emotional competence. Trusting your inner sensibility and intuition was something that characterized all the interviews and was the essence of the results. The way work was lead and organized, as well as the utilization of competence effected the midwives’ possibility of contributing to a sense of security and good care. When the communication was based on sensibility, midwives’ could create a good and trustful relationship with the expectant parents. The emotional involvement was an essential requirement for carrying out the work in a satisfying way. A question for the future is how inner knowledge based on practical experience can benefit new personnel and how the organization and education for healthcare givers can utilize the specialist knowledge of midwives with experience.
Förväntningarna i samband med barnafödande är stora på att en graviditet ska sluta lyckligt. Det övergripande målet inom mödrahälsovård och förlossningsvård är för barnmorskor att medverka till en så positiv upplevelse av graviditet, förlossning och spädbarnstid som möjligt. De sista trettio åren har sectiofrekvensen ökat betydligt både i Sverige och västvärlden. Fler föräldrapar upplever idag en allmän otrygghet i samband med barnafödande. Syftet med denna studie var att beskriva barnmorskors upplevelser av att förmedla trygghet och en god omvårdnad i mötet med det blivande föräldraparet. Fenomenologisk ansats valdes med elva kvalitativa intervjuer som analyserades enligt Giorgis analysmetod. Resultatet visade tre teman: Organisatoriska - professionella förutsättningar, den kommunikativa förmågan och den reflektiva - emotionella kompetensen. Att lita på sin inre känsla och intuition var en upplevelse som genomsyrade hela intervjumaterialet och blev resultatets essens. Hur arbetet leds och organiseras och hur kompetens tillvaratas påverkade i hög grad barnmorskors möjligheter att förmedla trygghet och en god omvårdnad. Genom att vara lyhörd i sitt sätt att kommunicera kunde en god och förtroendefull relation skapas mellan barnmorskor och det blivande föräldraparet. Det känslomässiga engagemanget var en nödvändig förutsättning för att utföra ett bra jobb. En fråga inför framtiden är på vilket sätt den erfarenhetsbaserade inre kunskapen kan komma ny personal tillgodo och hur omvårdnadsarbetets organisation och vårdutbildningar kan ta tillvara det expertmässiga kunnandet hos erfarna barnmorskor.
Boon, Leen Ooi. "Exploring childbearing women's perception of the role of a midwife." Thesis, View thesis View thesis, 2002. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/762.
Full textHertfelt, Wahn Elisabeth. "Teenage childbearing in Sweden : support from social network and midwife /." Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2007. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2007/978-91-7357-289-7/.
Full textBoon, Leen Ooi. "Exploring childbearing women's perception of the role of a midwife /." View thesis View thesis, 2002. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030407.100627/index.html.
Full textBOWNE, SHELL L. "MIDWIVES IN A PRECARIOUS BALANCE OF POWER WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1016569336.
Full textThompson, Faye E. "The ethical nature of the mother-midwife relationship: a feminist perspective." University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Sciences, 2001. http://eprints.usq.edu.au/archive/00001517/.
Full textWinterbone, Elizabeth Wilson. "Midwife at the rebirth of the great goddess: an organic inquiry." Thesis, Wichita State University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10057/5543.
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Wilde, Min. "The jakes of genius : Christopher Smart, 'Mary Midnight' and the Midwife." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.391215.
Full textCallwood, Alison. "Developing and evaluating the multiple mini interview in student midwife selection." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2015. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/808262/.
Full textLewis, Marie. "Exploration of the concept of trust within the midwife-mother relationship." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2015. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/74712/.
Full textRowley, Iain. "Midwife of An-arché : toward a poetics of becoming-with-woman." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2014. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/56847/.
Full textMoore, Robin D. "The impact of introduced predators on the Mallorcan midwife toad Alytes muletensis." Thesis, University of Kent, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.269109.
Full textBush, Sarah Louise. "Courtship and male parental care in the Mallorcan Midwife toad Alytes muletensis." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.359320.
Full textGoodwin, Laura. "The midwife-woman relationship in a South Wales community : a focused ethnography of the experiences of midwives and migrant Pakistani women in early pregnancy." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2016. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/95597/.
Full textHaigh, Jackie. "Exploring the transition from graduate midwife to professional practitioner : a personal development perspective." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.551630.
Full textDerrah, Scott Hilton. "Father or midwife?, Lester B. Pearson and the origins of United Nations peacekeeping." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape9/PQDD_0001/MQ46245.pdf.
Full textRobertson, Judith Helen. "An Exploration of the Effects of Litigation on the Midwife and her Practice." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.517821.
Full textRawnson, Stella. "Stories of companionship and trust : women's narratives of their student midwife caseloading experience." Thesis, Bournemouth University, 2018. http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/31188/.
Full textRobinson, A. "The role of consultant midwife : an exploration of the expectations, experiences, and intricacies." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2012. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/349088/.
Full textLenaway, Dennis David. "Evaluation of a public-private certified nurse-midwife maternity program for indigent women /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10872.
Full textVan, der Klei Jannine Daphne. "Health promotion for primiparous women in the puerperium : the role of the midwife." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 1995. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/26796.
Full textTurnbow, Angela C. "Midwife, Young Maiden, and Physician: Image and Authority in Karen Cushman's Female Healers." DigitalCommons@USU, 2014. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/3302.
Full textRoss-Davie, Mary C. "Measuring the quantity and quality of midwifery support of women during labour and childbirth : the development and testing of the 'Supportive Midwifery in Labour Instrument'." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/9796.
Full textSundholm, Anna, and Akar Jalal. "Transkulturella möten inom mödravården : Barnmorskors egna erfarenheter." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-104446.
Full textThe purpose of this study was to look at the experiences of midwives in maternalhealth care encounters with non-european-born women and men, and to determine ifmidwives deem any special competence necessary to handle these encounters well.We gathered information by means of qualitative interviews and semi structuredquestions with eight midwives all of whom matched the inclusion criterias and gavetheir personal consent. Midwives from four district health care centers in Uppsalawere included. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed by means of qualitativecontent analysis.The results reveal the experiences from encounters with non-european patients to betwofold. On one hand the encounter is a positive, exiting experience with anopportunity to learn more about a foreign culture and exchange experiences. On theother hand complications can occur as patients may have unexpected expectationsregarding the health care, have great difficulties with the language or haveexperienced traumatizing incidents, all on top of coming to Sweden alone withoutrelatives.In the encounter with non-european-born patients the midwives consider it importantto have special competence in form of knowledge of other cultures and religions asthis provides a greater understanding of the reasoning behind the patients’ decisions.Cultural competence is also important as it helps avoid inadvertently insulting thepatient during the encounter.The special competence held by the midwives has been attained from their basic andspecialist education as well as from self acquired experiences and interests. A lifelongeducation is required to uphold this competence as well as a dialog betweenmidwives at the health care clinic.
Hall, Valerie. "'Wise women' : students' use of experience in developing midwifery knowledge." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.341067.
Full textPhilomène, Uwimana. "Handwashing compliance among nurses and midwives caring for newborn babies in Rwamagana health facilities, Rwanda." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4145.
Full textInfections (including healthcare-associated infections) are one of the leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality, yet these deaths could be prevented by cost-effective interventions. Handwashing (HW) is crucial to preventing the spread of antimicrobial resistance and reducing healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). However, healthcare workers' compliance with optimal practices remains low in most settings.The purpose of this study was to determine the compliance with HW among nurses and midwives caring for newborn babies at Rwamagana Health Facilities, and the extent to which demographic and cognitive characteristics predict nurses' HW compliance. The study’s methodology involved a cross-sectional approach encompassing descriptive and quantitative methods. The data was collected over a period of 3 weeks from a total sample of 139 nursemidwives. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data; out of 139 questionnaires distributed 134 were returned back completed, giving a rate of 96.4%. The data analysis was done using SPSS software version 21.The results demonstrate that a mean self-reported HW compliance rate was 82.00% (SD= 13.60). A compliance rate of 80% or greater was confirmed by most of the participants in the study (79.1%). The highest reported rate of hand washing was HW after exposure to the newborn's body fluids (M= 89.33%; SD= 14.878),while results revealed that nurses tend to perform less HW after touching an object in the vicinity of the patient(73.43%; SD=22.81). A multiple regression analysis revealed that attitudes, subjective norms and intentions were unique independent predictors of HW compliance. However, results did not show any relationship between HW and nurses' demographic characteristics.This study recommends that, strategies aiming to improve HW compliance must be focused on concepts that predict HW. Further research ought to be conducted using observational approach.
Dumisani-Ndlovu, Sidumisile Charity, Balandeli S. I. Sonti, and S. James. "Knowledge of midwives at Community Health Centres and Midwife Obstetrics Units in the Nelson Mandela Bay regarding the use of the Road-to-Health Chart." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/21692.
Full textBluff, Rosalind. "Learning and teaching in the context of clinical practice : the midwife as role model." Thesis, Bournemouth University, 2001. http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/339/.
Full textToohill, Jocelyn. "Effects of a Midwife-Led Psycho-Education Intervention on Birth Fear in Childbearing Women." Thesis, Griffith University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366668.
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Griffith Health
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Bäck, Lena. "Confidence in Midwifery : Midwifery students and midwives’ perspectives." Licentiate thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för omvårdnad, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-33560.
Full textEn trygg barnmorska har en positiv inverkan för förlossningsutfall samt förlossningsupplevelse. Kunskap, kompetens och trygghet är ett livslångt lärande och har stor betydelse för att utveckla och forma personliga färdigheter, att låta de personliga egenskaperna växa och mogna. Tidigare internationella studier har påvisat att barnmorskestudenter känner sig otrygga inom områden där förväntas vara självständiga. Syftet med denna avhandling var att undersöka graden av trygghet hos svenska barnmorskstudenter strax innan de var färdigutbildade. Ett annat syfte var att utforska hur kliniskt verksamma barnmorskor reflekterar över lärande och vilka faktorer som bidrar till att utveckla yrkesmässig kompetens och trygghet. Studie I var en tvärsnittsundersökning med svenska barnmorskestudenter (n = 238). De bedömde egen trygghet inom alla kompetenser som en barnmorska förväntas kunna samt utföra självständigt. Resultaten av studie I bekräftade att svenska barnmorskestudenter känner sig trygga att hantera de vanligaste rutinerna vid normal graviditet, förlossning, eftervård samt nyföddhets vård. De känner sig emellertid inte fullt så trygga när något avviker från det normala samt vid obstetriska nödsituationer. Vid jämförelse mellan yngre och äldre barnmorskestudenter samt grad av trygghet, var det den yngre gruppen av barnmorskestudenter som kände sig tryggare i allmänhet jämfört med den äldre gruppen. Studenter vid ett universitet med en medicinsk fakultet var också mer trygga än studenterna vid ett universitet utan en medicinsk fakultet. I studie II hölls fokusgrupper med 14 barnmorskor, de diskuterade och reflekterade över hur barnmorskor utvecklar kompetens. Metod för att analysera var innehållsanalys, i resultatet framkom fyra kategorier 1.) känslor av professionell trygghet utvecklas över tid ; 2.) Personliga kvaliteter påverkar yrkesutveckling. 3.) metoder för kunskap och kompetensutveckling; och 4.) Kompetens som utveckling och krävande. Slutsatsen av denna avhandling är att mer klinisk träning under utbildning är önskvärt. Barnmorskestudenter behöver tillgång och möjlighet att öva obstetriska nödsituationer tillsammans i team bestående av förlossningspersonal och barnläkare. Det tar tid att lära samt att känna trygghet, en möjlighet att underlätta för studenter vore att utöka samt förlänga barnmorskeutbildningen, att inkludera mer klinisk träning. Detta skulle innebära att stärka studenters möjligheter till en utökad klinisk trygghet. Kliniska barnmorskor hävdar att det tar tid att känna sig trygg och att det ett finns behov av att utveckla professionalism.
Nilsson, Linnéa. "Antikens barnmorskor : Männens berättelser om kvinnan." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-353593.
Full textRamahlo, Tebogo. "The self-perception of preparedness for midwifery practice of final-year nursing students at a university in the Western Cape, South Africa." University of the Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8158.
Full textBackground: Globally, nurses and midwives are the most important healthcare providers. In most countries, nurses and midwives are often the first point of contact to healthcare, and in many rural areas, they are the only point of contact for patients. Skilled midwives are essential for the care of pregnant women and the safe delivery of their infants. Midwives play an important role in promoting the health and wellbeing of women, newborns and their families. In South Africa, slow progress in reducing maternal mortality can be partially attributed to a lack of appropriately trained health professionals to render some basic maternal care services. Aim & objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the self-perception of preparedness for midwifery practice of final-year nursing students at a university in the Western Cape, South Africa. The objectives of the study were to: identify midwifery skills final-year nursing students found challenging to perform independently, determine the level of confidence of final-year nursing students for managing patients in the maternity unit, determine the level of comfort/confidence of final-year nursing students in key practice skills performance, and collect baseline evidence of nursing students’ perceptions of self-preparedness to inform the higher education institution of gaps and needs identified by nursing students. Methodology: A quantitative research approach using a descriptive survey design was implemented to gather information. A self-administered questionnaire using the Casey-Fink Readiness for Practice Survey was used. Due to the limited size of the population, an all-inclusive sampling strategy was utilised, with a sample size of N=217. At the time of the survey, only 164 nursing students attended class. Only 112 questionnaires were returned, yielding a response rate of 70.88%. All returned questionnaires had no missing data. SPSS Statistics version 25 was utilised for data analysis. Descriptive statistics, frequencies and tests for association were utilised.