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dc.contributor.authorBarry, Michele
dc.contributor.authorHauck, Yvonne
dc.contributor.authorO'Donoghue, T.
dc.contributor.authorClarke, S.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:02:42Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:02:42Z
dc.date.created2013-12-11T04:17:58Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationBarry, Michele J. and Hauck, Yvonne L. and O'Donoghue, Thomas and Clarke, Simon. 2013. Newly-graduated midwives transcending barriers: A grounded theory study. Midwifery. 29: pp. 1352-1357.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7828
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.midw.2012.12.016
dc.description.abstract

Background: Midwifery has developed its own philosophy to formalise its unique identity as a profession. Newly-graduated midwives are taught, and ideally embrace, this philosophy during their education. However, embarking in their career within a predominantly institutionalised and the medically focused health-care model may challenge this application. Question and aim: The research question guiding this study was as follows: ‘How do newly graduated midwives deal with applying the philosophy of midwifery in their first six months of practice?’ The aim was to generate a grounded theory around this social process. Method: This Western Australian grounded theory study is conceptualised within the social theory of symbolic interactionism. Data were collected by means of in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 11 recent midwifery graduates. Participant and interviewer's journals provided supplementary data. The ‘constant comparison’ approach was used for data analysis. Theory generated: The substantive theory of transcending barriers was generated. Three stages in transcending barriers were identified: Addressing personal attributes, Understanding the ‘bigger picture’, and finally, ‘Evaluating, planning and acting’ to provide woman-centred care. An overview of these three stages provides the focus of this article. Conclusion: The theory of transcending barriers provides a new perspective on how newly-graduated midwives deal with applying the philosophy of midwifery in their first six months of practice. A number of implications for pre and post registration midwifery education and policy development are suggested, as well as recommendations for future research.

dc.publisherChurchill Livingstone
dc.subjectGrounded theory
dc.subjectGraduate
dc.subjectTransition
dc.subjectMidwifery
dc.titleNewly-graduated midwives transcending barriers: A grounded theory study
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume29
dcterms.source.startPage1352
dcterms.source.endPage1357
dcterms.source.issn0266-6138
dcterms.source.titleMidwifery
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