ArticleHealth SA = SA Gesondheid2021
Newly qualified midwives' perceptions of their level of midwifery clinical competence during community service in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Article in Health SA = SA Gesondheid, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Exploring midwifery competence and confidence based on midwives' experiences and stakeholders' insights in Kenya: a descriptive phenomenological approach.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Clinical Competency During Undergraduate Midwifery Training in Malawi: A Concept Analysis.Advances in medical education and practice · 2023Review
- Student to midwife transition: Newly qualified midwives' experiences in Limpopo province.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2022Article
- A Professional Development Program in Management of Midwifery Emergencies for Midwifery Graduates.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThere are links between the inadequate numbers of competent midwives and high maternal mortality ratios and neonatal mortality rates which highlights the significance of job-ready, newly qualified midwives who can display clinical competence. The South African Nursing Council regulated mandatory community service, as a supportive year to develop clinical competence.
aimTo explore and describe newly qualified midwives' perceived level of midwifery clinical competence during community service.
settingBoth the event of the pandemic and the distribution of the potential participants across various geographical settings necessitated planning for data collection in real and online settings convenient to them.
methodNon-probability purposive sampling was utilized to select and invite the post community service, newly qualified midwives (
resultsThree categories emerged: transitioning from the sheltered education environment to the real practice world, support in practice: disparate realities and interception of mentorship. Six subcategories accompanied the categories.
conclusionNewly qualified midwives' clinical confidence and competence transitioning from the safe academic environment to the authentic accountable clinical setting hinges on mentorship and welcoming, non-stigmatising supportive relationships that facilitate the integration of previous learnings into community service practice. CONTRIBUTION: The study allows for audibility and awareness of the transitioning midwives' perceptions highlighting the significance to maternity staff and policy makers, of supportive relationships and structures.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.