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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Midwifery knowledge"”.
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Midwifery knowledge and the medical student experience. An exploration of the concept of midwifery knowledge and its use in medical students' construction of knowledge during a specialist obstetric rotation
… In the UK, despite a long tradition of providing midwifery attachments for medical students, it is almost non-existent. Working with midwives is arguably the only opportunity medical students have to experience holistic or social models of maternity care, focusing on normality rather than on the …
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Sharing and transferring indigenous midwifery knowledge to the younger generation: The case of Hlokozi Village, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Indigenous knowledge, such as midwifery knowledge, requires special focus because it is at risk of being lost. The younger generation seems to lack interest in gaining indigenous midwifery knowledge, likely due to the discomfort of observing the procedures of indigenous midwifery. Thus, they seem …
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Antenatal clinic: Using ethnographic methods to listen to the voices of pregnant adolescents
… by late and infrequent attendance, limiting midwifery contact with this inexperienced group. Gaps in the literature exist where the real-time voices of pregnant adolescents offer their current experiences of antenatal clinic as a relevant means to inform midwifery practice. Research design: …
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An Interpretive Exploration of the Meaning of Being with Women during Birth for Midwives
… woman during childbirth, specific and unique to midwifery care, is reflected in midwifery philosophies and models of care. This study looked through the lens of midwives who have written poetry about births they have attended to learn more about the experience of being with a woman. Hermeneutical …
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"Conceptions of midwifery" A study of forms of knowledge and values foundational for midwifery
Knowledge acquisition and the values inherent in midwifery form the major focus of this study. Particular emphasis is placed upon the value of experience in clinical practice to provide a sound methodological framework for knowledge acquisition. The concept of intuition is explored in relation to …