The Effectiveness of Midwifery Care in the World Health Organization Year of the Nurse and the Midwife: Reducing the Cesarean Birth Rate

King, Tekoa L.

doi:10.1111/jmwh.13089

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“…It is a false and misleading concept that nurses’/midwives’ basic usefulness is to follow doctors’ orders [ 61 ]. Numerous studies conducted on a group of nurses indicate that a decisive factor in implementing the autonomy of the profession expressed by taking important decisions regarding patient care and their own work, is the attitude of co-workers [ 60 , 64 ]. When midwives and doctors working in the same environment cooperate and share their style of practice and skills, patients may fluently move between one and the other service provider according to need, and at the same time supplement and improve work, and contribute to much fewer medical interventions [ 24 ].…”

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Perception of the professional self-image by nurses and midwives. Psychometric adaptation of the Belimage questionnaire

Stadnicka,

Zarzycka

2023

BMC Nurs

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Background The aim of this paper is to present the research results on the perception of the professional self-image by Polish nurses and midwives as well as the psychometric adaptation of the Belimage scale. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted from January to November 2018. The study group consisted of 670 clinical practice nurses and midwives. A diagnostic survey method was applied using the Belimage questionnaire after it obtained acceptable psychometric properties through an adaptation procedure. Results In the group of respondents, the professional image of nurses and midwives is dominated by instrumental skills, documentation and organization of care, and communication skills. There is a statistically significant difference in the image of these two professions in terms of the ability to think and act creatively and critically, as well as innovation and evidence-based practice. The respondents' opinion regarding the perception of their image by themselves and society is statistically significant in each of the analyzed areas. In the professional image created by the public, nurses and midwives recognize that being a nurse/midwife is a vocation—277 (41.3%). However, in terms of their self-image, most nurses and midwives consider their work to be hard—442 (66%) and poorly paid—445 (66.4%). In the psychometric validation process, the Belimage questionnaire retained the original item structure, and the reliability of the subscales assessed with the Cronbach's alpha coefficient ranged from 0.845 to 0.730. Conclusions The professional image of nurses and midwives varies depending on the profession and the perspective of the assessment in relation to themselves and society. The study showed a particularly unfavorable social image of nurses and midwives, which significantly influences the outlook of nurses and midwives themselves on this issue.

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Perception of the professional self-image by nurses and midwives. Psychometric adaptation of the Belimage questionnaire

Stadnicka,

Zarzycka

2023

BMC Nurs

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“…The authors of this study may, in the wake of the World Health Organization's (WHOs) Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, take the position that quality maternal and newborn health care improvements in line with WHO guidelines [2] can only be delivered with a midwife as the central hub in the health care system. Only midwives, equipped with the latest evidence-based maternal practices, will be able to reduce maternal and infant mortality and prevent unnecessary medical interventions such as caesarean sections by ensuring high-level qualitative care during normal labour and birth [27].…”

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Challenges to implement evidence-based midwifery care in Bangladesh. An interview study with medical doctors mentoring health care providers

Khatun¹,

Akter²,

Yunus

et al. 2022

Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare

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“…33,28 When midwives and doctors working in the same environment cooperate and share their style of practice and skills, patients may uently move between one and the other service provider according to need, and at the same time supplement and improve work, and contribute to much fewer medical interventions. 34 In a therapeutic team, it is necessary to develop cooperation based on trust, good communication and knowledge of competencies committed to safety and quality of care. 26 The factors affecting an inconsistent image of nurses included: diversity of education/references, image is not a priority, lack of leadership development, lack of professionalism, images in the media and Internet, personal experiences of patients, treatment of nurses by other employees, and adopted gender roles.…”

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Perception of the professional self-image by Polish nurses and midwives. Cross-cultural adaptation and assessment of psychometric properties of the Belimage questionnaire

Stadnicka

Zarzycka

2023

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Objective: The aim of this paper is to present results of studies on the perception of the professional self-image by Polish nurses and midwives. Methods: The studies were conducted between January and November 2018. The study group comprised 670 nurses and midwives in clinical practice. The participation in the study was anonymous and voluntary. The respondents were employees of specialist teaching hospitals. The method of a diagnostic survey with the use of the Belimage questionnaire was used. Results: In the study group of nurses and midwives, the real image is expressed in the skills of creative and critical thinking and acting (p=0.000). In order to achieve an ideal image, the respondents focus on instrumental skills, documentation and organisation of care (p=0.000). According to the study nurses and midwives, the society considers the job of a nurse/midwife to be a vocation - 277 (41.3%). As to self-image, most nurses and midwives consider their work to be hard – 442 (66%) and poorly paid – 445 (66.4%). Conclusions: The real image of the profession focuses on creative and critical thinking, in contrast to an ideal image focusing on instrumental skills and organisation of care. Differences in the level of nurse and midwife professionalism originate from the context of the job performed and the place of work. In the validation process, the reliability of the Belimage questionnaire expressed as Cronbach’s alpha was between 0.845 and 0.730.

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The Effectiveness of Midwifery Care in the World Health Organization Year of the Nurse and the Midwife: Reducing the Cesarean Birth Rate

Cited by 13 publications

References 19 publications

Perception of the professional self-image by nurses and midwives. Psychometric adaptation of the Belimage questionnaire

Perception of the professional self-image by nurses and midwives. Psychometric adaptation of the Belimage questionnaire

Challenges to implement evidence-based midwifery care in Bangladesh. An interview study with medical doctors mentoring health care providers

Perception of the professional self-image by Polish nurses and midwives. Cross-cultural adaptation and assessment of psychometric properties of the Belimage questionnaire

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