Co-designing a resilience-based mentoring program for novice midwives: A participatory action research approach
An evidence-based, stakeholder-informed mentoring program can support novice midwives' professional identity, emotional wellbeing and confidence, leading to improved retention and service outcomes. By addressing early-career vulnerabilities, such a program offers a cost-effective, scalable solution to strengthening the midwifery workforce and meeting future service demands.
Authors
- Tracy Martin
- Sara Bayes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7121-9593)
- Dianne Bloxsome (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0419-1249)
- Kaoru Nosaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0100-1051)
Institutions
- Edith Cowan University (AU)
- Repatriation General Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nurse Education in Practice
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2025.104550
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.54
Funders
- Department of Health, Government of Western Australia