In the United Kingdom diabetes is now the most common, pre-existing medical disorder in pregnancy [Jincoe A. Diabetes: monitoring maternal and fetal wellbeing. Br J Midwifery 2006;14(2):91-4], and still continues to have associated risks for the mother, fetus and neonate [Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health. Diabetes in pregnancy: are we providing the best care? Findings of a na...

What is unique and exemplary about the midwifery model of care? Does exemplary midwifery care result in improved outcomes for the recipient(s) of that care? These are the questions that the profession of midwifery grapples with today within the context of a changing health care arena. Exemplary midwives, and women who had received their care, came to consensus about these issues in a Delphi stu...

Ontario and Quebec were the first two provinces to legalize midwifery, integrating the services into their respective healthcare systems. In both provinces, the pre-legislative periods were marked by intense debates between state-actors, medical health professionals, and midwifery supporters, debates which took place in discursive spaces which were shaped not only by the dominance of medical-sc...

BACKGROUND Caring forms the core of nursing and midwifery. Despite caring being an important emotional aspect of midwifery and nursing, there are general public complaints about uncaring behaviour in midwifery. Therefore, there is a need to explore caring from midwives’ point of view with the hope of identifying solutions and recommendations for midwifery practice. Furthermore, the study aimed ...

The study determined the extent of clinical learning opportunities and second-year midwifery students' level competencies. It looked into relationship between their competency. research employed a descriptive-correlational design. respondents were 93 students enrolled in three schools Ilocos Sur, Philippines, during SY 2019-2020 eight instructors (CIs). was conducted these to look capability pr...

INTRODUCTION Self-confidence is one of the main components of clinical competence, and it is considered to be an important indicator of ability and competence. The aim of this study was to determine the confidence of midwifery graduates from Mashhad College of nursing and midwifery in fulfilling the required clinical skills. METHODS The study was in the form of a cross-sectional study, and it...

OBJECTIVE using the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Global Standards for Midwifery Education as a conceptual framework, the aim of this study was to explore and describe important 'must haves' for inclusion in a context-specific accreditation assessment tool in Bangladesh. DESIGN A questionnaire study was conducted using a Likert rating scale and 111 closed-response single items...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to explore Slovenian midwives' views of their professional status. The influence of participants' educational background on their views was also examined, since higher education is related to professionalism. DESIGN This was a quantitative descriptive survey, using postal data collection. The questionnaire comprised of six elements crucial for professionalis...