Background The majority of maternity care is provided by female midwives who have either
become mothers or are of childbearing age, but there is limited research exploring midwives' …

Aim. To identify themes and concepts of midwifery in the first phase of a four-stage
qualitative study, ultimately to generate an educational strategy that would lead to the …

Background midwives are frequently the lead providers of care for women throughout labour
and birth. In order to perform their role effectively and provide women with the choices they …

Background As the landscape of women presenting for maternity care changes, so do the
challenges associated with providing quality, informed and compassionate care, particularly …

Background. The way that care is provided for women during childbirth affects both their
experience of it and its outcome. Aim. To explore how experienced midwives provide care …

Objective: to elucidate midwives' narrated experiences of being supportive to prospective
mothers or parents during pregnancy. Design: phenomenological hermeneutic analysis of …

Aim. To explore the pre-birth views of primiparous women in relation to childbirth and the
role of the midwife intrapartum. Objectives. To contribute to the debate on women's childbirth …

Objective The objective of this study was to explore midwives' experiences of being 'with
woman'in the intrapartum period within the context of an unknown midwife model. Design A …

Problem Midwifery philosophy promotes informed decision-making. Despite this, midwives
report a lack of informed decision-making in standard maternity care systems. Background …

This paper seeks to explore midwives' experiences of pregnancy and childbirth. It draws on
interviews with nine midwives who completed their midwifery training prior to becoming …