Normal childbirth and evidence based practice

Waldenström, Ulla

doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2007.08.004

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“…We consider that as a profession, midwives can have great influence on enhancing and humanizing the experience of women during their maternity care. Medical obstetric care must be reviewed, to ascertain what has happened to natural birth (9, 51). Mutual respect must also be achieved between midwives and obstetricians (52), and it is necessary to consider the ethical basis of midwifery, especially with reference to the unique midwife‐woman partnership, which the woman in the childbearing process needs (53–55).…”

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The primacy of the good midwife in midwifery services: an evolving theory of professionalism in midwifery

Halldórsdóttir

Karlsdóttir

2011

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Scand J Caring Sci; 2011; 25; 806-817 The primacy of the good midwife in midwifery services: an evolving theory of professionalism in midwifery Theory is the acknowledged foundation to practise methodology, professional identity and growth of formalized knowledge. It has been noted that practice must not only be evidence-based but also theory-based. Hence, midwifery must be theory based because theories serve as a broad framework for practice and may also articulate the goals of a profession and core values. In this paper, an evolving theory on the empowerment of childbearing women is introduced, where the midwife's professionalism is central. The theory is synthesized from nine datasets and scholarly work, and then more than three hundred studies were reviewed for clarification and confirmation. According to the theory, the midwife's professionalism is constructed from five main aspects: The professional midwife cares for the childbearing woman and her family. This caring within the professional domain is seen as the core of midwifery. The professional midwife is professionally competent. This professional competence must always have primacy for the sake of safety of woman and child. The professional midwife has professional wisdom and knows how to apply it. Professional wisdom is a new concept used to denote the interplay of knowledge and experience. The professional midwife has interpersonal competence, is capable of empowering communication and positive partnership with the woman and her family. The professional midwife develops herself both personally and professionally, which is the prerequisite for true professionalism. This evolving theory must be regularly reconstructed in the light of current knowledge within midwifery. It is an attempt to identify and articulate the processes and components of the art and science of midwifery practice in an endeavour of continuing the discipline's development by assisting in the understanding and practice of creating further theoretical discourse, processes and products for midwifery practice. The theory has implications for midwifery education and practice.

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The primacy of the good midwife in midwifery services: an evolving theory of professionalism in midwifery

Halldórsdóttir

Karlsdóttir

2011

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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“…Fear related to childbirth is very harmful, both for the experience of childbirth and also for the experience of pain during childbirth . Studies have indicated that midwives and obstetricians have concerns regarding women's fear of labour pain and the effects it has on the incidence of normal birth . Lack of information and fear of childbirth have been shown to affect women's self‐esteem and may affect their capability to handle pain during labour .…”

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The third paradigm in labour pain preparation and management: the childbearing woman's paradigm

Karlsdóttir

Halldórsdóttir

Lundgren

2013

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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In this paper, we are presenting a study within the third paradigm in labour pain preparation and management: the childbearing woman's paradigm - the first and second being the midwifery and the medical paradigm, respectively. Midwives can play a major role in working with women in their preparation and management of labour pain. In the future, more research has to be done to illuminate this essential part of the childbearing woman's paradigm.

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“…Even though women in Sweden have the formal right to decide how they want to give birth, midwives and doctors encourage vaginal births and aim to decrease the amount of caesarean sections (Waldenström 2007). There are some regional differences but choices other than vaginal births in delivery wards, such as caesarean sections for what is described as non-medical reasons and home births, are often questioned by those involved and by medical practitioners (Hellmark Lindgren 2006).…”

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Negotiating the Normal Birth : Norms and Emotions in Midwifery Education

Gleisner¹

2013

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Normal childbirth and evidence based practice

Cited by 21 publications

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The primacy of the good midwife in midwifery services: an evolving theory of professionalism in midwifery

The primacy of the good midwife in midwifery services: an evolving theory of professionalism in midwifery

The third paradigm in labour pain preparation and management: the childbearing woman's paradigm

Negotiating the Normal Birth : Norms and Emotions in Midwifery Education

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