Being a homebirth midwife in the Nordic countries – a phenomenological study

• Being a Nordic home birth midwife is described as realizing altruistic values and fulfilling own desires for working life. • By being “active-passive” – using all her skills and intuition the midwife supports women during labor and birth. • Being a homebirth midwife is described as a chosen lifest...
Ausführliche Beschreibung

• Being a Nordic home birth midwife is described as realizing altruistic values and fulfilling own desires for working life. • By being “active-passive” – using all her skills and intuition the midwife supports women during labor and birth. • Being a homebirth midwife is described as a chosen lifestyle as making her available to at any time assist the parents to be. • Being able to use one's full potential during a homebirth is experienced as the ideal way of practicing the art of midwifery. Ausführliche Beschreibung