Tailoring midwifery care to women's needs in early labour: The cultivation of relational care in free-standing birth centres
When newly qualified midwives began working in free-standing birth centres, they acquired skills and knowledge to accompany women in early labour who requested care. Relational care in early labour builds women's trust in their ability to give birth and does not rely on interventions to augment labour.
Authors
- Gill Thomson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3392-8182)
- Nancy Iris Stone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2404-7845)
- Dorothea Tegethoff
Institutions
- University of Lancashire (GB)
- Evangelische Hochschule Berlin (DE)
- Universitätsmedizin Rostock (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Midwifery
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2024.104202
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.75
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung