Advancement towards the professionalism of midwifery is closely linked to midwives'
professional autonomy. Although the perspectives of Belgian midwives on their professional …

Background Maternity care organisations have a responsibility to ensure the health and
welfare of their staff. Rates of burnout are high in midwifery compared to other professionals …

Background midwifery workforce issues are of international concern. Sustainable midwifery
practice, and how resilience is a required quality for midwives, have begun to be …

Abstract Background The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has high maternal mortality
and a low number of midwives, which undermines the achievement of goal 3 of the …

Background Being 'with woman'is a central construct of the midwifery profession however,
minimal research has been undertaken to explore the phenomenon from the perspective of …

Objective To identify challenges associated with midwives' professional autonomy in
Belgium and develop recommendations to promote midwives' recognition and professional …

OBJECTIVE: to explore community midwives' views and experiences of their support needs
in clinical practice, and then to identify how they would wish to receive such support. Further …

Aim A discussion of the findings from a nationwide study of workplace and well‐being issues
of Australian nurses and midwives. Background Current discourse only provides a …

Aims and objectives To understand why Western Australian (WA) midwives choose to
remain in the profession. Background Midwifery shortages and the inability to retain …