The kaleidoscopic midwife: A conceptual metaphor illustrating first-time mothers' perspectives of a good midwife during childbirth. A grounded theory study

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First‐time mothers’ choice of birthplace: influencing factors, expectations of the midwife's role and perceived safety

“…The philosophical underpinnings of this research combined constructivist ontology with interpretivist epistemology. The findings presented here derive from a larger grounded theory study exploring first-time mothers' expectations and experiences of a good midwife during childbirth in different places of birth (Borrelli 2014, Borrelli et al 2016. Findings focussing on choice of birthplace are presented in this paper.…”

“…Findings focussing on choice of birthplace are presented in this paper. The full methodological details are reported in Borrelli et al (2016).…”

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Women's expectations and experiences of rupture of membranes and views of the potential use of reagent pads for detecting amniotic fluid

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