Episode 4: Professionalism and Midwifery

A special edition of Tea & Toast for the new academic year, this episode features two of our student midwives at the end of their first year of the programme as we reflect upon professionalism, what it means in midwifery and how it impacts on the experience of childbearing women and their families through pregnancy and birth.

Resources

Halldorsdottir, S. & Karlsdottir, S. (2011) The primacy of the good midwife in midwifery services: an evolving theory of professionalism in midwifery. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences.  25; 806–817.

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2018) The Code: professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates. London: NMC. https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/nmc-publications/nmc-code.pdf

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2018) Enabling professionalism in nursing and midwifery practice. London: NMC.
https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/other-publications/enabling-professionalism.pdf