The importance of reciprocity in relationships between community-based midwives and mothers

‘Not enough people to look after you’: An exploration of women's experiences of childbirth in the Republic of Ireland

“…FGIs are 'group discussions exploring a specific set of issues' (Kitzinger and Barbour 1999:4), and are increasingly used in midwifery research (Parvin et al 2004, Olsson et al 2005, Ruppenthal et al 2005, Hunter 2006). The rationale for choosing FGIs is related to minimising and dissipating the hierarchical nature of research whilst maximising contextual meanings (Wilkinson 1999).…”

Sustainability and resilience in midwifery: A discussion paper

“…Providing support to women and their families at such a pivotal and emotionally demanding time in their lives can itself create challenges, especially when models of care and organisational culture are not conducive to woman-centred care or to facilitating the skilful emotional work that is needed (Hunter 2004(Hunter , 2006. Additional contemporary causes of low morale were also identified: a rising birth rate at a time when the resources within the National Health Service were being scrutinised and services being reconfigured (House of Commons Public Accounts Committee 2014).…”

Caseload midwifery in a multi-ethnic community: The women's experiences

“…Other aspects of the study including the midwives' experiences of working in a caseload group practice will be reported elsewhere. However, we refer to midwife experiences in our discussion of the key themes, since there was a high level of concordance between the women's perspectives and those of the midwives regarding the care relationship, suggesting relational continuity and reciprocity is an important aspect of this model of care and its sustainability (Hunter 2006, McCourt & Stevens 2009). …”