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Midwifery
Qualitative—other
Dutch midwives perceive a mixture of rewards and difficulties when caring for non-western women
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  1. Maggie Redshaw
  1. Policy Research Unit for Maternal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
  1. Correspondence to : Dr Maggie Redshaw, Policy Research Unit for Maternal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK; maggie.redshaw{at}npeu.ox.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2014-101736

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    Commentary on: Boerleider AW, Francke AL, Manniën J, et al. ‘A mixture of positive and negative feelings’: a qualitative study of primary care midwives’ experiences with non-western clients living in the Netherlands. Int J Nurs Stud 2013;50:1658–66.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed

    Implications for standard and practice

    • This study is valuable for its particular focus on Dutch midwives’ experiences of working with and caring for non-western women.

    • The findings need to be bolstered by further research on the experiences of non-western women themselves in order to better understand their needs in the context of maternity care.

    • Midwives must be proactive and flexible and also need more time and resources to aid communication with non-western clients.

    Context

    Migration is a common event, with increasing numbers of migrants living in developed parts of the world. A range of studies have shown that the maternity healthcare needs …

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