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dc.contributor.authorKuliukas, Lesley
dc.contributor.authorBradfield, Zoe
dc.contributor.authorCostins, Pauline
dc.contributor.authorDuggan, Ravani
dc.contributor.authorBurns, Virginia
dc.contributor.authorHauck, Yvonne
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Lucy
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-12T04:04:31Z
dc.date.available2020-10-12T04:04:31Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationKuliukas, L. and Bradfield, Z. and Costins, P. and Duggan, R. and Burns, V. and Hauck, Y. and Lewis, L. 2020. Midwifery students’: Developing an understanding of being ‘with woman’––A qualitative study. Midwifery. 84: Article No. 102658.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81374
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.midw.2020.102658
dc.description.abstract

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Objectives: To explore and describe what student midwives, enrolled in one Western Australian (WA) university, had witnessed, learned and experienced regarding the concept of being ‘with woman’. Design: A qualitative descriptive design was chosen. Setting: A university in Perth, Western Australia. Participants: Nineteen student midwives from an undergraduate and a post graduate midwifery course.

Methods: Data were collected from audio-recorded interviews. Thematic analysis of interview transcripts was used to identify commonalities of perceptions and experiences of being ‘with woman’ for students. Data saturation guided when recruitment ceased and final sample size was achieved.

Findings: Student interviews revealed that when considering the concept of being ‘with woman’ students were able to give descriptors of what they interpreted the meaning of being ‘with woman’ to be. They also described factors that impacted their learning of how to be ‘with woman’. Included in their descriptors were that being ‘with woman’ enables informed choice, it creates a connection, it means the woman is at the centre of care and that it can occur in all contexts. The factors that impacted their learning of how to be ‘with woman’ were the importance of positive midwife role models, that providing continuity of care models accelerate learning, that the student role and workload can impact their perceived ability to be with woman and that they are aware it takes time to learn how to be ‘with woman’.

Conclusion and implications: The art and skills of being ‘with woman’ are central to midwifery practice; students in this study were able to demonstrate understanding of the concept and also highlight factors that influence their learning of how to be ‘with woman’. Findings can inform how the phenomenon of being ‘with woman’ can be intentionally introduced into midwifery programs, with particular emphasis on positive midwifery role models, realistic student workload and recognition of the value of the Continuity of Care Experience.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subjectContinuity
dc.subjectMidwife
dc.subjectStudent midwife
dc.subject'With woman'
dc.subjectMATERNITY CARE
dc.subjectMIDWIVES EXPERIENCES
dc.subjectAUSTRALIAN MIDWIVES
dc.subjectCONTINUITY
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectVIEWS
dc.subjectWORK
dc.titleMidwifery students’: Developing an understanding of being ‘with woman’––A qualitative study
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume84
dcterms.source.issn0266-6138
dcterms.source.titleMidwifery
dc.date.updated2020-10-12T04:04:31Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidKuliukas, Lesley [0000-0002-4585-8209]
curtin.contributor.orcidBradfield, Zoe [0000-0002-1013-0461]
curtin.contributor.orcidDuggan, Ravani [0000-0002-6240-4372]
curtin.contributor.orcidHauck, Yvonne [0000-0003-0206-2777]
curtin.contributor.orcidLewis, Lucy [0000-0001-9332-6103]
curtin.identifier.article-numberUNSP 102658
dcterms.source.eissn1532-3099
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridLewis, Lucy [30467883500]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridKuliukas, Lesley [35194149900]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridDuggan, Ravani [54388894400]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridHauck, Yvonne [6701913640]


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