Eveline Mestdagh
Proactive behaviour in midwifery practice: A qualitative overview based on midwives’ perspectives
Mestdagh, Eveline; Timmermans, Olaf; Fontein-Kuipers, Yvonne; Van Rompaey, Bart
Abstract
Background: Midwifery practice is in the process of continuing developments and contemporary working conditions asking for proactive behaviour, which could increase work-efficiency, job satisfaction, commitment and coping attitudes towards stress resistance. This study aims to provide an in depth exploration of midwives’ perceptions of facilitators and/or barriers of proactive behaviour in midwifery practice.
Methods: A qualitative descriptive study, using individual semi-structured interviews, was undertaken within a sample of 102 Flemish and Dutch midwives who were interviewed from September to December 2017 using a four-item topic-list.
Results: Six influencing factors emerged from the data consisted of the causal, contextual and conditional factors faced by the midwives in order to show proactive behaviour in midwifery practice. Midwives elaborated the need for team consultations, a safe organizational culture, an appreciative midwifery leader and an attitude of lifelong learning. Furthermore, midwives are looking for a way to deal with both challenges in healthcare and the competitive societal system.
Conclusion: This inductive study confirmed, supported and expanded previous deductive research and provided additional insights of proactive behaviour in midwifery. Providing midwives with knowledge of the influencing factors, required to successfully effecting proactive behaviour in midwifery, this study has subsequently merit for future research in the transfer of recommendation in daily midwifery practice, education and policymaking.
Citation
Mestdagh, E., Timmermans, O., Fontein-Kuipers, Y., & Van Rompaey, B. (2019). Proactive behaviour in midwifery practice: A qualitative overview based on midwives’ perspectives. Sexual and Reproductive HealthCare, 20, 87-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2019.04.002
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 1, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 2, 2019 |
Publication Date | 2019-06 |
Deposit Date | Jan 10, 2022 |
Journal | Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare |
Print ISSN | 1877-5756 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 20 |
Pages | 87-92 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2019.04.002 |
Keywords | Proactive behaviour in midwifery practice; Qualitative descriptive design; Team consultations; Appreciative leadership; Safe organizational culture |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2833261 |
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