Newly qualified midwives’ experiences of caring for women in the maternity setting: An integrative review
Introduction This integrative review aims to explore the experiences of newly qualified midwives (NQMs) when caring for women in the maternity setting. Methods An integrative review (IR) method was chosen based on a systematic approach using Cooper’s 1984 framework for transparency and rigorousness...
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| description | Introduction
This integrative review aims to explore the experiences of newly qualified
midwives (NQMs) when caring for women in the maternity setting.
Methods
An integrative review (IR) method was chosen based on a systematic approach
using Cooper’s 1984 framework for transparency and rigorousness. A total of 2428
articles were located, duplicate records were removed, leaving 1428 records. All titles
and abstracts were reviewed and 91 articles were then retrieved in full text. After applying
inclusion and exclusion criteria, 22 studies were ultimately included in this IR. Appraisal
tools were used for each study included in this review according to its research approach.
Results
Literature demonstrated how NQMs’ wellbeing is at stake after registration as
they go through a tumultuous period full of psychological stress, fear and other surges of
negative emotions. The importance for NQMs to form new and trusting relationships with
colleagues and women patients is highly evident in the literature.
Conclusions
Transitioning from a student to a midwife brings about stress and tension
especially when NQMs take full responsibility for the women under their care, knowing that
their decisions might have a direct impact on the outcome for women, newborns, and
families. Literature shows that NQMs are a precious entity to healthcare as they are the
future of midwifery and hence more research is recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f1a70ca04dd4491888a9063cb52f3362023-10-10T12:33:16ZengEuropean PublishingEuropean Journal of Midwifery2585-29062023-09-017September11110.18332/ejm/169667169667Newly qualified midwives’ experiences of caring for women in the maternity setting: An integrative reviewJeanette Gauci0Rita Pace Parascandalo1Mater Dei Hospital, Ministry of Health, Msida, MaltaDepartment of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Msida, MaltaIntroduction This integrative review aims to explore the experiences of newly qualified midwives (NQMs) when caring for women in the maternity setting. Methods An integrative review (IR) method was chosen based on a systematic approach using Cooper’s 1984 framework for transparency and rigorousness. A total of 2428 articles were located, duplicate records were removed, leaving 1428 records. All titles and abstracts were reviewed and 91 articles were then retrieved in full text. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 22 studies were ultimately included in this IR. Appraisal tools were used for each study included in this review according to its research approach. Results Literature demonstrated how NQMs’ wellbeing is at stake after registration as they go through a tumultuous period full of psychological stress, fear and other surges of negative emotions. The importance for NQMs to form new and trusting relationships with colleagues and women patients is highly evident in the literature. Conclusions Transitioning from a student to a midwife brings about stress and tension especially when NQMs take full responsibility for the women under their care, knowing that their decisions might have a direct impact on the outcome for women, newborns, and families. Literature shows that NQMs are a precious entity to healthcare as they are the future of midwifery and hence more research is recommended.http://www.europeanjournalofmidwifery.eu/Newly-qualified-midwives-experiences-of-caring-for-women-in-the-maternity-setting,169667,0,2.htmlnewly qualified midwivesnew graduate midwivesjunior midwivesnewly registered midwivesbeginner midwivesearly career midwives |
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| title | Newly qualified midwives’ experiences of caring for women in the maternity setting: An integrative review |
| title_full | Newly qualified midwives’ experiences of caring for women in the maternity setting: An integrative review |
| title_fullStr | Newly qualified midwives’ experiences of caring for women in the maternity setting: An integrative review |
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| title_short | Newly qualified midwives’ experiences of caring for women in the maternity setting: An integrative review |
| title_sort | newly qualified midwives experiences of caring for women in the maternity setting an integrative review |
| topic | newly qualified midwives new graduate midwives junior midwives newly registered midwives beginner midwives early career midwives |
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