Background Identifying common factors that influence job satisfaction for midwives working
in diverse work settings is challenging. Applying a work design model developed in …

Our integrative review synthesizes and evaluates two decades of empirical research on well-
being in the midwifery profession to reveal (1) how researchers have studied midwives' well …

ABSTRACT Background Midwifery Led Care (MLC) has shown to be beneficial for women
and for midwives. The implementation of MLC remains challenging. Objective To explore the …

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

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

Objective In this study we aimed to reveal midwives' distinct perspectives about midwifery
support of women in their transition process during the continuum from pregnancy to one …

Aims Although there is substantial literature on autonomy of midwifery, the concept remains
vague, and what it exactly constitutes is little clear. Attempts to define this have been carried …

Background: Internationally, midwives' professional autonomy is being challenged, resulting
in their inability to practice to their full scope of practice. This situation contrasts with the …

New Zealand's response to COVID-19 was go hard and go early into Level 4 lockdown on
25th March 2020. This rapid response has resulted in low rates of infection and deaths. For …

We theorize how the nested-ness and knotted-ness of a pragmatic paradox shapes the
experience of ensuing tensions. Our theorization draws on a qualitative, abductive study of …