Facilitating learning of spirituality in midwifery

Hall, Jennifer

doi:10.1515/spircare-2016-0021

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“…Conflict arises when the material reality does not meet the expectations of the myth of new motherhood, in turn leading to negative experiences; hidden feelings of failure and undiagnosed depression and social support may be lacking [32,33]. In this context, healthcare providers need to sensitively provide ongoing support to the mother whilst the ideology of motherhood is challenged [28] and meaning-making and spirituality are explored in relation to this pivotal and paradoxical life event [34,35].…”

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Reframing Motherhood within a Jungian Approach to Snow White: A Research Case Study Using Guided Imagery and Music (GIM)

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The Wounds of Our Mother Psychoanalysis - New Models for Psychoanalysis in Crisis

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The transition to becoming a mother carries challenges to role, identity, and self-image. Myths and archetypes related to motherhood connect societal and personal expectations with individual experiences. The fairy tale “Snow White” emerged within a single session of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) therapy for a young mother in the postpartum phase. Although previously written up as a clinical case report, this example is now explored as a research case study, which is seen as a unique case with intrinsic qualities and explored via an explanatory approach. The systematic methodology developed for this research case study follows a typology of eight key elements of the Snow White fairy tale, comparing this pattern to the individualized narrative of this young mother. In doing so, variations to the original tale are explored in light of Jungian interpretations, which inform the experience of motherhood. In doing so, this contributes to a further understanding of the changes in role, identity, and self-image experienced by the new mother undergoing both outer and inner change, where the new mother works to fully reframe themselves into their new motherhood role. By understanding this change, additional support can be offered broadly to women during this important transition, and in turn, influence the experiences of current and future generations.

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Reframing Motherhood within a Jungian Approach to Snow White: A Research Case Study Using Guided Imagery and Music (GIM)

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“…It queries whether childbirth health care providers, such as a midwife, can be acknowledged and empowered as caregivers who bring value and capacity well beyond the role of 'technician' 30 ? It is encouraging that the import of providing spiritually aligned care is beginning to be acknowledged within midwifery education [31][32][33] . Ways of knowing childbirth are being challenged, and these challenges require our collective and personal reflection and actional responses 34,35 .…”

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Spirituality and childbirth: An international virtual co–operative inquiry

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Problem Medicalised maternity systems do not address spirituality as an aspect of childbirth and its practices of care. Neglecting the spiritual nature of childbirth may negatively affect psychological, emotional and physical wellbeing.Background While there is growing interest in the spiritual side of childbirth there is a paucity of literature on the topic, and hence a lack of understanding generally about how to attend to women's needs for emotional and spiritual support in childbirth.Aim To collaboratively and through consensus explore ways that spirituality could be honoured in 21 st Century maternity care.Methods An online co-operative inquiry. Starting with a scoping exercise (N=17) nine co-inquirers continued to Phase One using online discussion boards and seven co-inquirers continued to Phase Two and Three. Co-inquirers were involved in international group work and individual reflective and transformational processes throughout.Findings Four reflective themes emerged: 'meaning and sense-making'; 'birth culture'; 'embodied relationships and intuition'; and 'space/place/time'. 'Spiritual midwifing' was an overarching theme.There were eight areas of individual transformation and actions concerning spirituality and birth: 1) disseminating inquiry findings; 2) motivating conversations and new ways of thinking; 3) remembering interconnectedness across time and spaces; 4) transforming relationships; 5) transforming practice; 6) generating reflexivity; 7) inspiring self and others to change, and 8) inspiring creativity. Conclusion Spiritual awareness around birth experience emerges through relationships and isaffected by the spatial environment. Spiritual midwifing is a relational approach to birth care that recognises and honours the existential significance and meaningfulness of childbirth. Problem or IssueNeglecting the spiritual aspects of childbirth may negatively affect psychological, emotional and physical wellbeing. What is Already KnownCultural and spiritual aspects of childbirth have been identified across different disciplines and shown to be integral to childbirth. What this Paper addsWorking in an unprecedented asynchronous manner, this cooperative inquiry engaged participants across several global regions. Spirituality as an aspect of childbirth is foregrounded, gesturing to a quality of being that informs practical ways of being around childbirth named 'spiritual midwifing'.

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“…Further research on the role of empathy and spiritual care in improving midwifery practices and birth control, birth as sacred in the midwifery curriculum (Moloney & Gair, 2015) Labor as a spiritually meaningful event experienced by the body, although the developing literature and the development of guidelines imposing midwives to provide spiritual care feel spiritual experiences are not welcomed. There is a need to revisit contemporary approaches to spiritual care in midwifery so that something significant becomes lost in policy rhetoric (Crowther & Hall, 2015) Spiritual care has a higher spiritual perception, For this reason spiritual care subjects are included in the nursing and midwifery education curriculum and training for midwives who have worked (Kostak & Celikkalp, 2016), (Hall, 2016) The first international study that perceived spiritual care competency was developed in undergraduate nursing and midwifery students and that students' perceptions of spirituality and spirituality personally contributed to development. (Ross et al, 2018), Research (Josephine, Donia, & Baldacchino, 2014) Learning units taught about spiritual care in nursing /midwifery education before or after enrollment can contribute to the acquisition of competencies in spiritual care.…”

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How to Develop a Learning Model with a Spiritual Method to Midwifery Diploma IV Students

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 Abstract: Pregnancy and childbirth are chain reactions that cannot be separated in the lives of normal women. Because they have prepared thoroughly starting from the physical, mind, and motivation and have had the awareness to return to the concept of giving birth naturally and paying attention to all aspects of the human body holistically. The aim of this study is to create a midwifery learning model with a spiritual approach for Midwifery Diploma IV students so that the process for pregnancy and childbirth natural. This research method is a development research known as R & D (Research and Development) developed by Borg and Gall with a qualitative approach. Formative evaluations consisted of expert reviews, one to one, small groups, and field trials. This research was conducted at the Ministry of Health Polytechnic III, the trial respondents were 29 midwifery D IV students in the Seventh Semester. Data was collected through interviews, questionnaires, and field observations. Data analysis using descriptive methods. The results of the study can be concluded that the value of product quality achieved on average starts from individual trials at the level of 4.30 or 86.11%, while the small group trials at the level of 4.34 or 87% and field trials are at the level at 4.45 or 89.14% with the overall average being at 4.37 or 87.42% in the excellent category. The conclusions of the spiritual midwifery learning model have been developed, it has been proven to be able to make students motivated, easy to understand, very interesting to learn because it includes exercises, examples, films and success stories from clients to clarify concepts and bring students to the real world and are easy to apply.

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Facilitating learning of spirituality in midwifery

Cited by 4 publications

References 42 publications

Reframing Motherhood within a Jungian Approach to Snow White: A Research Case Study Using Guided Imagery and Music (GIM)

Reframing Motherhood within a Jungian Approach to Snow White: A Research Case Study Using Guided Imagery and Music (GIM)

Spirituality and childbirth: An international virtual co–operative inquiry

How to Develop a Learning Model with a Spiritual Method to Midwifery Diploma IV Students

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