Hearing the voices of midwives through reflective writing journals: Qualitative research on an educational intervention for Respectful Maternity Care in Zimbabwe.

ABSTRACT: Women attending public and private sector health facilities in Africa have reported abuse and neglect during childbirth, which carries a risk of poor health outcomes. We explored from the midwives' perspective the influence of an educational intervention in changing the attitudes, behaviour and practices of a group of midwives in Zimbabwe, using transformative learning theory as the conceptual framework. The twelve-week educational intervention motivating for Respectful Maternity Care consisted of a two-day workshop and five follow-up sessions every two weeks. Thematic analysis was conducted on eighteen reflective journals written by the midwives with member-checking during follow-up discussions and a further one-day participative workshop a year later. The midwives reported being more wom

SUBMITTER: Ray S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10745140 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature