Abstract Background In the United Kingdom (UK), a critical shortage of midwives puts
pressure on the already overworked midwives working in maternity services. Considering …

Respectful maternity care (RMC) is part of a global movement addressing the previous
absence of human rights in global safe maternal care guidance. RMC is grounded in …

Aim To describe the implementation and evaluation of a midwife/midwifery student-
mentoring program in one Local Health District in Sydney NSW Australia. Background …

Highlighting the experiences of midwives who provide care to women opting outside of
guidelines in the pursuit of physiological birth, Claire Feeley looks at the impact on midwives …

Advancement towards the professionalism of midwifery is closely linked to midwives'
professional autonomy. Although the perspectives of Belgian midwives on their professional …

Academic interest in public sector entrepreneurship has surged in recent decades.
However, the research stream remains fragmented with little coherence or consistency …

Background In order to evaluate interventions aimed at reducing cesarean births, care
practitioners' attitudes are important to measure. The Labor Culture Survey (LCS) is a scale …

METHODS A qualitative research design was used with three focus group interviews with 18
midwives at three birthing units. The data were analyzed using the principles of inductive …

Background International attention increasingly recognises that midwives are 'the single
most critical person for effective care at the time of birth'and that in countries with the best …

Management, Organization and Childbirth: Towards a New Model for the Birth Path explores
the complex topic of the birth path with a multidisciplinary magnifying glass on the …