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Midwifery
Qualitative study–other
Greater support and debriefing may help student midwives to process traumatic birth experiences
  1. Ellen Kitson-Reynolds
  1. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  1. Correspondence to: Dr Ellen Kitson-Reynolds, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Nightingale Building, 67 University Road, Highfield, Southampton, Hants SO17 1BJ, UK; elkr{at}soton.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2015-102194

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    Commentary on: Davies S, Coldridge L. ‘No Man's Land’: an exploration of the traumatic experiences of student midwives in practice. Midwifery 2015;31:858–64.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed

    Implications for practice and research

    • Incorporating resilience training and a multidisciplinary debriefing approach within clinical and academic environments would develop a culture of support and compassion for the workforce and ultimately effective care for women using maternity services.

    • Further research surrounding the effectiveness of resilience education for student midwives is required to elicit greater understanding of the effect on woman-centred care.

    Context

    The definition of a midwife is ‘being with woman’. Student midwives typically embark on a 156-week education programme developing knowledge and skills predominantly in ‘normality’ and within the context of normal birth. The reality for many students encompasses exposure to more high-risk complex cases and to services that are resource constrained. Students …

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    • Competing interests None declared.