Abigail Corbin, RM, MHM, Elizabeth Darling, MSc, PhD, Tracy Pearce-Kelly, RM MHM(c), and Kathryn Wise, OTD, MHSc, BHSc, BA, OT Reg (Ont)
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Objectives: To review and map the key leadership competencies and frameworks created by health care professionals and health leaders across the globe. To use the themes that emerge to create a new leadership framework...
Kellie Thiessen, RM, RN, PhD, Julia Witt, Alexander Peden, MA, PhD(c), Margaret Haworth-Brockman, BSc, MSc, Nathan Nickel, MPH, PhD, Margaret Morris, MD, FRCSC, MEd, Kristine Robinson BScN, RM, MSc, Ivy Bourgeault, PhD, and Shelley Derksen, BSc, MSc
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Background: Limited, publicly available evidence exists to inform maternity care workforce planning in Manitoba as well as elsewhere in Canada....
Samantha Wong-Merrick, BSc, MD, FRCSC, Lori Brotto, PhD, RPsych, and Zoë Hodgson, BSc, BMW, PhD, RM
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Background: Pregnancy and the postpartum period raise many sexual health concerns for women. Registered midwives (RMs) care for an increasing proportion of Canadian pregnancies. The study objective was to assess RMs’ experiences providing sexual health counselling.
Methods: A 22-item questionnaire exploring...
Feben Aseffa, RM, BHSc, MHM, Lwam Mehari, MPH, Faduma Gure, MSc, and Lloy Wylie, PhD
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This article reports on findings from a 2019 online survey titled Experiences of Racism Among Ontario BIPOC Midwives and Students in Midwifery Education and Profession, completed by Ontario midwives and midwifery students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour...
Jelena Atanackovic, PhD, Angela Freeman, RM, MSc, Chantal Demers, BSc[Hon], Elena Neiterman, PhD, Cecilia Benoit, PhD, Kellie Thiessen, PhD, and Ivy Bourgeault, PhD
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Despite the salience of mental health issues in midwifery, we have a limited knowledge of the experiences of midwives who take a leave due to personal or family-related mental health challenges. Our paper draws...
Mahnoush Rostami, MSc, Paola Charland, MSc, Ameera Memon, MPH, Zoe Hsu, MSc, and Esther Suter, PhD
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Objectives: Canadian women and newborns are usually healthy due to the availability of prenatal care, postnatal care, and the presence of a skilled health professional. However, social determinants of health can have a significant impact on women’s ability to access high-quality...
Touka Shamkhi, Claire Ramlogan Salanga, BComm, BHSc, RM, and Elizabeth Kathleen Darling, RM, PhD
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Background: Resilience is often positioned as a response that empowers midwives and midwifery students to cope with challenges and support professional longevity. However,...
Elena Neiterman, PhD, Farimah HakemZadeh, PhD, Isik U. Zeytinoglu, PhD, Johanna Geraci, RM, Jenn Plenderleith, MSc, and Derek Lobb, PhD
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Midwifery is a rewarding career, but a considerable number of midwives decide to leave the profession early. To...
Deepali Upadhyaya, PhD, MS, RM, CNM, Sofia Maruschak-Love, Tanya Beran, PhD, Tracey Clancy PhD(c), MN, CCNE, RN, and Elizabeth Oddone Paolucci, PhD
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Objective: This scoping review aims to broadly scope published literature regarding...
Emma Seager, RM, BASc, BHSc, MSc, Beth Murray-Davis, RM, PhD and Anne Malott, RM, PhD
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Background: Effective formative feedback is an important educational intervention in clinical learning. Receiving formative feedback enhances knowledge and skill acquisition and promotes reflective practice. The...
Lisa Reena Thacker, BSc, BHSc
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Emotion work has significant implications in midwifery care, impacting midwife-client relationships, the quality of service provided, and professional satisfaction and retention. The existing research on emotion work in midwifery neglects to address how midwives’...