TY - JOUR T1 - Dutch midwives perceive a mixture of rewards and difficulties when caring for non-western women JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 24 LP - 24 DO - 10.1136/eb-2014-101736 VL - 18 IS - 1 AU - Maggie Redshaw Y1 - 2015/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/18/1/24.abstract N2 - 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 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. 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 … ER -