Setting the frame: How midwives balance professional accountability with birth autonomy in Germany. A grounded theory study
The study results enhance our understanding of the evolving and context-sensitive process of decision-making during childbirth. Discourses around birth autonomy would benefit from adequate terminology that reflects this complexity. In sum, this study contributes to current discourses on midwifery practice, education, and policy.
Authors
- Annemarie Jost
- Marie Tallarek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5349-7378)
- Jacob Spallek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6312-034X)
- Julia Leinweber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7287-1655)
Institutions
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Women and Birth
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102143
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00