Flexible working and work–life balance: midwives’ experiences and views

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The Five Attributes of a Supportive Midwifery Practice Climate: A Review of the Literature

“…In a day‐to‐day practice setting, control impacts the ability to make patient care decisions without required input or permission from physicians and determining one's own workflow. Beyond direct patient care, control in the workplace can include determining one's schedule, choosing coworkers, and control over the practice business decisions …”

“…Finally, 29 articles were applied to the analysis. Of those 29 articles, 9 were commentaries, reports, or reviews 16-24 ; 10 applied qualitative methods [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] ; 7 applied quantitative methods 13,14,[34][35][36][37][38] ; and 3 applied a mixed methodology. [39][40][41][42] Ten specifically addressed CNMs/CMs in the United States, and 19 investigated midwives in high-and middleincome countries outside of the United States (see Tables 2 and 3).…”

“…25 Based on a consensus of the literature reviewed, 9 traits of an effective and supportive midwifery practice leadership were identified: 1) shares and promotes midwifery values 19,25,26,34 ; 2) builds internal and external relationships 16,25,27 ; 3) transparency and communication 16,19,27,[34][35][36]39 ; 4) provides timely and compassionate feedback 13,16,25,28,35,36,39 ; 5) supports midwives in cases of adversity 28,[34][35][36]39 ; 6) determines performance and quality indicators consistent with midwifery model of care 29,34 ; 7) fosters growth in individual midwives 13,16,25,[34][35][36] ; 8) technical expertise 25,39 ; and 9) supports work-life balance. 13,26,27,30,37 The literature implies that midwives should be led by midwives, although a discussion specifically about this was not identified in the review. This is consistent with the organizational science literature that supports leaders having technical expertise in the area they are leading.…”

All of work? All of life? Reconceptualising work‐life balance for the 21st century

“…Although limited compared with the extensive body of work on those with standard working arrangements, there has been increased interest in the relationship between flexible working arrangements and work-life balance (Allen, Johnson, Kiburz, & Shockey, 2013;Pedersen & Lewis, 2012;Prowse & Prowse, 2015;Rubery, Keizer, & Grimshaw, 2016;Timms et al, 2015). Whereas flexible working arrangements may be offered to employees to enhance work-life balance, the degree to which this is realised may depend on a range of factors.…”

A Cross-cultural Comparison on Students’ Perceptions towards Online Learning

“…But, English and Hindi are the official languages. On the other hand, Taiwan is a relatively monoculture country (Prowse, 2015). Taiwanese Hokkien is spoken by the majority of the population and Mandarin Chinese is used as official language.…”