A postgraduate Optimum Birth module to increase midwives' readiness to work in midwifery-led settings: A mixed-methods evaluation.
birthing centers
education
midwifery
professional
qualitative evaluation
quantitative evaluation
Journal
Birth (Berkeley, Calif.)
ISSN: 1523-536X
Titre abrégé: Birth
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8302042
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2019
09 2019
Historique:
received:
05
06
2018
revised:
27
08
2018
accepted:
27
08
2018
pubmed:
22
9
2018
medline:
26
2
2020
entrez:
22
9
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Midwifery-led birth settings have been recommended as the most cost-effective birthplaces for healthy women experiencing uncomplicated pregnancies. However, midwives complete most of their training in obstetric units where birth interventions are common. To prepare for working in a midwifery-led setting training is a key priority. This study evaluated a postgraduate-level midwifery module on Optimum Birth (defined as birth which supports physiology and empowerment, avoiding unnecessary intervention) designed to prepare midwives for supporting women in midwifery-led settings. A mixed-methods design was employed. Pre-module and post-module questionnaires measured attitudes, knowledge, confidence, and learning outcomes. Qualitative data collection included a final-day focus group and 8- to 10-week follow-up interviews. The target for recruitment was 15 postgraduate midwives. Fifteen midwives practicing in three London boroughs enrolled of whom 14 completed the module. Pre-total and post-total scores were analyzed with paired-sample t tests. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Quantitative and qualitative data indicated that the module increased participants' self-reported skills, knowledge, and confidence in practicing Optimum Birth. Qualitative data indicated ways in which midwives were implementing changes to promote Optimum Birth in their place of work. Attitudes were highly positive pre-module and post-module. The Optimum Birth module provided appropriate training for preparing midwives for the shift toward working in midwifery-led settings. Midwifery leaders and managers should implement strategies to develop midwives' philosophy, knowledge, and skills to increase their readiness to work in midwifery-led birth settings.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Midwifery-led birth settings have been recommended as the most cost-effective birthplaces for healthy women experiencing uncomplicated pregnancies. However, midwives complete most of their training in obstetric units where birth interventions are common. To prepare for working in a midwifery-led setting training is a key priority. This study evaluated a postgraduate-level midwifery module on Optimum Birth (defined as birth which supports physiology and empowerment, avoiding unnecessary intervention) designed to prepare midwives for supporting women in midwifery-led settings.
METHODS
A mixed-methods design was employed. Pre-module and post-module questionnaires measured attitudes, knowledge, confidence, and learning outcomes. Qualitative data collection included a final-day focus group and 8- to 10-week follow-up interviews. The target for recruitment was 15 postgraduate midwives. Fifteen midwives practicing in three London boroughs enrolled of whom 14 completed the module. Pre-total and post-total scores were analyzed with paired-sample t tests. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis.
RESULTS
Quantitative and qualitative data indicated that the module increased participants' self-reported skills, knowledge, and confidence in practicing Optimum Birth. Qualitative data indicated ways in which midwives were implementing changes to promote Optimum Birth in their place of work. Attitudes were highly positive pre-module and post-module.
CONCLUSIONS
The Optimum Birth module provided appropriate training for preparing midwives for the shift toward working in midwifery-led settings. Midwifery leaders and managers should implement strategies to develop midwives' philosophy, knowledge, and skills to increase their readiness to work in midwifery-led birth settings.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
533-539Informations de copyright
© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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