Degrees in Midwifery: Aspirations and Realities

Alexander, Jo

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2648.1993.18030339.x

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“…(3) By challenging the link with nursing by demanding separate legislation for midwives (Hardy 1990;Cronk 1990;Cassidy 1995), abolishing nursing as a prerequisite in midwifery training (Alexander 1993;Kent and Volunir 3 Niiitiber. 3 October 1996 0 Blackwell Puhlisher5 Ltd. 1q9h Maggs 1990) and by negotiating separate pay agreements from nurses (Allison 1995).…”

Section: Economic and Political Context Of Current Maternity Policymentioning

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Continuity of Midwifery Care in England: A New Professional Project?

Sandall

1996

Gender Work & Organization

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Over the last decade, an increasing amount of research has examined the relationship between gender and professionalization using female professional projects to illustrate how the generic notion of a profession has been a gendered one. This paper develops Witz's (1990) theory of professional strategies in female‐dominated occupations particularly regarding midwives in Britain in the twentieth century and suggests that an important dimension that also needs to be critically examined in midwifery history is the interaction of gender and social class within midwifery. Furthermore it documents the traditional emphasis in midwifery on the single woman's career path. This historical analysis has resonance today as midwifery in Britain is undergoing a renaissance. The role of the midwife and the current organization of the maternity services are being reviewed with the intention of providing increased choice and control over the reproductive process for women and increased continuity of care with a midwife. These changes are viewed as midwives' new professional project and the implications for midwives and women discussed. The aim of this paper is to explore the explanatory power of these approaches to current developments in maternity care and by drawing historical parallels, consider the impact that this professionalizing strategy may have for those who are excluded from this process of ‘dual closure’. Furthermore, this paper asks whether this new way of working empowers midwives, women, both or neither?

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Section: Economic and Political Context Of Current Maternity Policymentioning

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Continuity of Midwifery Care in England: A New Professional Project?

Sandall

1996

Gender Work & Organization

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Expertise in Intrapartum Midwifery Practice

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Downe²

2010

Essential Midwifery Practice: Leadership, Expertise and Collaborative Working

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Graduate midwives and clinical practice

Mosley

2000

British Journal of Midwifery

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This article describes a research study undertaken to explore the anticipated effects of graduate education on the clinical practice of midwifery. The author predicts an increase in the number of midwifery graduates because of the continued development of midwifery degree courses, and the fact that midwifery diploma students are being encouraed to undertake post-registration degrees. During an extensive literature search no studies that investigated the benefits of this trend for midwifery education or the profession as a whole were found. Therefore as part of the author's post-registration BSc (Hons) Midwifery studies eight midwives who had accessed this course were selected and tape recorded using a semi structured interview schedule which was formulated by reviewing studies of nursing graduates. Findings explore their experience of undertaking this degree focusing on motives and incentives; positive and negative aspects; the impact on clinical practice and their career goals. Their personal and professional views on mandatory degree courses were included as food for thought only, as there are currently no proposals to introduce mandatory graduate education for midwives.

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Degrees in Midwifery: Aspirations and Realities

Cited by 3 publications

References 15 publications

Continuity of Midwifery Care in England: A New Professional Project?

Continuity of Midwifery Care in England: A New Professional Project?

Expertise in Intrapartum Midwifery Practice

Graduate midwives and clinical practice

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