Midwifery students’: Developing an understanding of being ‘with woman’––A qualitative study

Kuliukas, Lesley; Bradfield, Zoe; Costins, Pauline; Duggan, Ravani; Burns, Virginia; Hauck, Yvonne; Lewis, Lucy

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2020.102658

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“…As in the case of general nurses, our study's participants repeatedly indicate training as one of the most important ways to improve the role of the midwives in terms of empowering women. This coincides with what has been indicated by other research on the necessity perceived by midwives from different geographical contexts to maintain competence to address some of the needs of the women with whom they work (Calvert et al, 2017;Anyichie & Nwagu, 2019) and the need to improve their communications skills (Jardim et al, 2019;Kuliukas et al, 2020).…”

Section: On Improving the Role Of The Midwifesupporting

confidence: 88%

“…This training includes the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will enable or hinder this empowering role (Hamilton et al, 2020). Although role models at the clinical field are essential in nursing/midwifery education (Nieuwenhuijze et al, 2020), it seems clear for us that the educational process offered by universities for the training of future nurses and midwives also has a great influence on the acquisition of these skills and, especially, on the attitudinal component of them (Turkmani et al, 2013;Kuliukas et al, 2020).…”

Section: Géneros -Multidisciplinarymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Teaching to Get Nurses an Midwives Empowering Women: Nursing Students’ Perceptions on Professional´s Roles during Perinatal Care

Martin-Bellido

Martin-Fiscal²,

Morano-Gomez

et al. 2021

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Female empowerment is a key concept in the current healthcare environment, especially in perinatal care. The educational process offered by universities to train future nurses and midwives has a great influence on their professional attitude and performance. To be able to educate in a way that encourages empowerment, it is essential for higher education institutions to know the starting point relating to students’ opinions on the subject. It was conducted a cross-sectional descriptive observational study, at the University of Huelva. It used a self-developed, semi-structured questionnaire, previously validated, to gather quantitative and qualitative data. A total of 117 nursing student were surveyed. Participants consider that general nurses supplement the work of the midwife and acts as a facilitator for the process of women’s empowerment in the perinatal period. They believe that the midwife is the professional figure of reference and the one in which they place greater trust. Improvement proposals for both types of professionals are based on improving training and resources. To encourage the development of the profession and improve the quality of care, it is essential to introduce features related to women’s empowerment in the undergraduate training of future nurses and midwives.

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Section: On Improving the Role Of The Midwifesupporting

confidence: 88%

Section: Géneros -Multidisciplinarymentioning

confidence: 99%

Teaching to Get Nurses an Midwives Empowering Women: Nursing Students’ Perceptions on Professional´s Roles during Perinatal Care

Martin-Bellido

Martin-Fiscal²,

Morano-Gomez

et al. 2021

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“…providing support) as making them more aware of the centrality of women in their care practices – a skill that took time to learn. Toward this end, positive role models, course workload as students and their student roles were all critical (Kuliukas et al., 2020; Zwedberg et al., 2020). The complexity of labour and birth together with the interactivity of support demand that midwifery education focuses on the duration and diversity of training in addition to the provision of good role models, i.e., midwives who provide continuous support during labour and birth.…”

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“…Professional support in childbearing could be understood as “being with a woman,” which includes providing emotional and appraisal support (Bradfield, et al., 2019; Bradfield, et al., 2019). Learning to “be with a woman” has been described by midwifery students as requiring time and good role models (Kuliukas et al., 2020). Another concept close to professional support is watchful attendance, as described by de Jong et al.…”

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The concept, importance and values of support during childbearing and breastfeeding – A discourse paper

2021

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Background Professional support in childbearing has beneficial effects on childbirth experience, interactions within the family, breastfeeding and medical outcomes. However, more knowledge is needed about prerequisites for professional support to be valuable and satisfactory during childbearing. Aim The aim of this discourse paper is to describe and explore prerequisites for professional support that are of value for women and their families during childbearing as well as how healthcare organizations can be formed to facilitate these prerequisites. Design Discourse paper. Methods This discourse paper is based on our own experiences and is supported by literature and theory. Results Well‐functioning structures and processes facilitate professional support that leads to safe, secure, calm and prepared parents with the ability to handle the challenges of childbearing and parenting. When organizing care in childbearing, prerequisites for support needs must also be considered.

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“…The impact of losing the relationship with women paradoxically demonstrated to students the benefits of continuity of care experiences. The essential CCE component of Australian midwifery courses, highly valued by students ( Sidebotham, 2014 ; Tierney et al, 2017 ), provides much appreciated authentic learning experiences and a woman-centred philosophy of midwifery care ( Kuliukas et al, 2020 ) in preparation for post-graduation practice ( Griffiths et al, 2019 ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A cross sectional study of midwifery students’ experiences of COVID-19: Uncertainty and expendability

Kuliukas

Hauck

Sweet

et al. 2021

Nurse Education in Practice

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The impact of COVID-19 on midwifery students is anticipated to be multi-faceted. Our aim was to explore Australian midwifery students’ experiences of providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a cross-sectional study 147 students were recruited through social media. Data were collected through an online survey and semi-structured interviews. Surveys were analysed using descriptive statistics; interviews and open text responses were interpreted through qualitative analysis. Findings revealed students found communication from hospitals and universities to be confusing, inconsistent and they relied on mass media and each other to remain updated. Moving to online learning and being isolated from peers made learning difficult. During clinical placements, students felt expendable in terms of their value and contribution, reflected in essential equipment such as personal protective equipment not always being available to them. Witnessing perceived compromised midwifery care increased students’ emotional burden, while personal household responsibilities and financial concerns were problematic. One silver lining witnessed was women’s appreciation of an improved ‘babymoon’, with fewer visitors, allowing uninterrupted time to establish breastfeeding and connection with their baby. Findings may guide management of midwifery education during future pandemics or health crises for universities and hospitals..

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Midwifery students’: Developing an understanding of being ‘with woman’––A qualitative study

Cited by 14 publications

References 32 publications

Teaching to Get Nurses an Midwives Empowering Women: Nursing Students’ Perceptions on Professional´s Roles during Perinatal Care

Teaching to Get Nurses an Midwives Empowering Women: Nursing Students’ Perceptions on Professional´s Roles during Perinatal Care

The concept, importance and values of support during childbearing and breastfeeding – A discourse paper

A cross sectional study of midwifery students’ experiences of COVID-19: Uncertainty and expendability

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