Resilience, midwifery and professional identity: Changing the script of midwifery culture through narrative Part 1

TY - JOUR

T1 - Resilience, midwifery and professional identity

T2 - Changing the script of midwifery culture through narrative Part 1

AU - Einion, Alys

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2015 Medical Education Solutions Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

PY - 2016/6/1

Y1 - 2016/6/1

N2 - Midwives can and should create their own culture through self-development, which fosters both positivity and resilience. One means of cultural and identity re-construction is through developing a critical and conscious awareness of the stories that we tell ourselves, each other and others, understanding how we co-create our identities through interactive narrative sharing. A small, narrative study of student midwives' learning journals shows a number of themes appearing. Characterisation of self and of clients raises questions about midwifery practice and resilience and how to change midwifery culture for the better.

AB - Midwives can and should create their own culture through self-development, which fosters both positivity and resilience. One means of cultural and identity re-construction is through developing a critical and conscious awareness of the stories that we tell ourselves, each other and others, understanding how we co-create our identities through interactive narrative sharing. A small, narrative study of student midwives' learning journals shows a number of themes appearing. Characterisation of self and of clients raises questions about midwifery practice and resilience and how to change midwifery culture for the better.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84983523337

UR - http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27451490

M3 - Article

C2 - 27451490

SN - 1461-3123

VL - 19

SP - 30

EP - 32

JO - Practising Midwife

JF - Practising Midwife

IS - 6

ER -