ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2019
Midwives' care on a labour ward prior to the introduction of a midwifery model of care: a field of tension.
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- Understanding and engaging with vocalisations during labour and birth: A qualitative interview study of midwives' experiences and approaches.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Article
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- Invisible but palpable- gender norms in childbirth : A focused ethnography on woman-midwife interaction and birth practices in two Swedish hospital labour wards.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Use of birth technology-related competence of midwives in labor management: an observational study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2025Observational
- The Role of Midwives in the Course of Natural Childbirth-Analysis of Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Factors-A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Job satisfaction in midwives and its association with organisational and psychosocial factors at work: a nation-wide, cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Implementation of a midwifery model of woman-centered care in practice: Impact on oxytocin use and childbirth experiences.European journal of midwifery · 2022Article
- The birthing room and its influence on the promotion of a normal physiological childbirth - a qualitative interview study with midwives in Sweden.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2021Article
- Midwives' and Nurse Midwives' Autonomy Experience in Caring for Laboring Women in Health Facilities: A Systematic Review With Metasynthesis.SAGE open nursingReview
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeThere is a need to deepen knowledge about midwives' care in obstetric-led labour wards in which midwives are responsible for normal births. This ethnographic study explores the content and meaning of midwives' care of women in a hospital-based labour ward in Sweden prior to the introduction of a theoretical midwifery model of care.
methodsData were gathered through participant observation, analysed through interpretation grounded in reflexivity discussions and are presented in the form of ethnographic descriptions.
resultsThe midwives' care was provided in a field of tension in which they had to balance contrasting models of care, described in the themes: The birthing rooms and the office-Different rooms of care, Women giving birth or being delivered-Midwives' expectations and relationships with women, Old and new caring roles of the midwife-Women giving birth in a "new age", Being and doing-Different approaches to caring, and Holistic and reductionist care-Guided by contrasting models and guidelines. The midwives' freedom to act as autonomous professionals was hindered by medical and institutional models of care and this led to uncertainty regarding their roles as midwives.
conclusionsMidwives having to balance their activities in a field of tension require midwifery models that can guide their practice.
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