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An academic sociological analysis examining the historical development, policy environment, and professional constraints shaping midwifery autonomy in the United Kingdom maternity system.
Type of document:
Academic journal article
Discipline:
Sociology of health and illness
Topic:
Midwifery autonomy
Geographic focus:
United Kingdom
Temporal context:
Contemporary period
Part of series:
Two-part article
Part number:
Part 1
Key themes:
Professionalisation, managerialisation, risk, litigation, medicalisation of childbirth
Regulatory framework referenced:
Nursing and Midwifery Council Code (2018)
Policy context:
UK government maternity policy
Historical scope:
Late nineteenth century to present
Intended audience:
Midwifery professionals and academics
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Year:
2022
Region / City:
ACT, Australia
Theme:
Healthcare, Nursing, Midwifery
Document Type:
Work Standards
Organization / Institution:
ACT Health Directorate, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation ACT Branch, Canberra Health Services, Calvary Public Hospital Bruce
Author:
ACT Health Directorate, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation ACT Branch, Canberra Health Services, Calvary Public Hospital Bruce
Target Audience:
Nurses and Midwives
Period of Effect:
2022-2023
Approval Date:
18 July 2022
Review Date:
18 July 2023
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Sligo, Ireland
Theme:
Healthcare, Midwifery
Document Type:
Job Specification
Organization / Institution:
Sligo University Hospital, West and North West Health Care Group
Author:
Sligo University Hospital
Target Audience:
Job applicants
Period of Validity:
Not specified
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Amendments:
Not specified
Year:
2025
Document type:
Job specification and recruitment notice
Job title:
Clinical Midwife Specialist Early Pregnancy Loss / Clinical Nurse Specialist Early Pregnancy Loss
Grade codes:
CMS 2313; CNS 2632
Salary scale:
€61,463–€77,666 LSI (as of 01/08/2025)
Employment type:
Permanent whole-time vacancy; panel for full-time and part-time posts
Department:
Maternity Department
Location:
Sligo University Hospital, Sligo, Ireland
Organisation:
Health Service Executive, West and North West Region
Campaign reference:
SLIGO0647
Closing date:
December 15, 2025
Interview timeframe:
As soon as possible after closing date
Reporting to:
Director of Midwifery / Assistant Director of Midwifery
Service region:
West and North West of Ireland
Target population:
Women experiencing early pregnancy complications
Source type:
Official health service recruitment documentation
Note:
Year
Topic:
Recruitment Process
Document Type:
Recruitment Information
Organ / Institution:
Health Service Executive (HSE)
Target Audience:
Applicants for Clinical Midwife Manager 2 Position
Contextual description:
Document outlining the recruitment and selection process for a Clinical Midwife Manager 2 position at Sligo University Hospital.
Year:
2024
Region / City:
Ireland
Theme:
Medicinal product prescribing for nurses and midwives
Document Type:
Application form
Institution:
Higher Education Institution (HEI)
Author:
Not specified
Target Audience:
Registered Nurses and Midwives
Period of Validity:
Not specified
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Modifications:
May 2024
Year:
2024
Region / city:
Western Australia
Theme:
Healthcare, Nursing, Midwifery
Document Type:
Guideline
Organization:
North Metropolitan Health Service
Author:
North Metropolitan Health Service
Target Audience:
Midwives, Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses
Validity Period:
Annual
Approval Date:
2024
Modification Date:
N/A
Year:
Not specified
Region / City:
Latrobe Regional Health
Topic:
Graduate Midwifery Programs
Document Type:
Program Description
Organization / Institution:
Latrobe Regional Health
Author:
Not specified
Target Audience:
Prospective students (nurses, midwives)
Period of Validity:
Not specified
Approval Date:
Not specified
Modification Date:
Not specified
Latrobe Regional Health offers two graduate midwifery programs:
Direct Entry Midwifery Program and Double Degree Nursing and Midwifery Program.
Year:
2018
Region / City:
Australia
Topic:
Midwifery practice standards
Document type:
Report
Institution:
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)
Author:
Not specified
Target audience:
Midwives, healthcare professionals, policy developers, educators, managers
Effective period:
From 1 October 2018
Approval date:
22 March 2018
Date of changes:
Not specified
Year:
2025
Region / city:
Waterford
Topic:
Clinical Midwifery
Document Type:
Application Form
Institution:
University Hospital Waterford
Author:
Health Service Executive
Target Audience:
Applicants for Clinical Midwife Specialist role
Effective Period:
From 2025
Approval Date:
28.10.2025
Change Date:
N/A
Year:
2025
Location:
Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland
Department:
Maternity Services (Obstetrics)
Job Title:
Clinical Midwife Manager 2
Grade Code:
2132
Salary Range:
€60,854 – €76,897 LSIN
Closing Date:
Friday 8th August 2025 at 10:00am
Interview Dates:
As soon as possible after closing date
Reporting To:
Assistant Director of Midwifery; accountable to Director of Midwifery
Service Area:
West and North West region of Ireland (Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal)
Hospitals Covered:
Letterkenny University Hospital, Mayo University Hospital, Portiuncula University Hospital, Roscommon University Hospital, Sligo University Hospital including Our Lady’s Hospital Manorhamilton, Galway University Hospitals (University Hospital Galway, Merlin Park University Hospital)
Academic Partner:
University of Galway
Staffing:
Over 20,000 employees in the region
Mission & Values:
Patient-centered care, professional development, clinical excellence, compassion, respect, integrity, teamwork, communication
Purpose:
Service planning, coordinating, and managing clinical activity and resources
Responsibilities:
Quality assurance, resource management, staffing and staff development, practice development, professional/clinical leadership
Year:
2026
Region / city:
MOH area
Subject:
Public Health Supervision
Document Type:
Supervision Report
Organization:
Ministry of Health (MOH)
Author:
Not specified
Target Audience:
Public Health Supervisors, Ministry of Health
Period of Validity:
Not specified
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Modifications:
Not specified
Year:
2023
Region / City:
Flanders, Belgium
Type of document:
Application form
Issuing authority:
Flemish Care Fund and Care Professions Division
Target audience:
European and non-European nationals seeking midwife qualification recognition
Required documents:
Certificates, translations, proof of experience, identification
Applicable legislation:
Directive 2005/36/EC on recognition of professional qualifications
Submission method:
Email in PDF format
Language of recognition:
Dutch
Date of receipt:
[To be filled by authority]
Year:
2026
Region / City:
UK
Theme:
Healthcare / Maternity Services
Document Type:
Job Description
Organization / Institution:
Trust
Author:
Not specified
Target Audience:
Healthcare professionals, Midwives
Validity Period:
Indefinite
Approval Date:
Not specified
Amendment Date:
Not specified
Year:
2026
Location:
United Kingdom
Field:
Healthcare, Maternity
Document Type:
Job Description
Organization:
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Author:
Human Resources Department
Target Audience:
Midwives, Healthcare Professionals
Reporting Line:
Maternity Matron
Band/Grade:
AfC Band 6
Department:
Child & Women’s Health
Scope:
Hospital and community-based midwifery
Key Responsibilities:
Antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal care, staff supervision, mentoring, patient communication, clinical assessment
Required Skills:
Midwifery practice, autonomous work, multi-disciplinary collaboration, clinical judgement, planning and organisation, safeguarding awareness
Qualifications:
Registered Midwife, adherence to NMC Code of Professional Conduct
Patient Volume:
Approximately 4,200 births per year
Freedom to Act:
Autonomous within guidelines and professional standards
Year:
2019
Region / City:
West Gippsland, Australia
Theme:
Healthcare, Midwifery
Document Type:
Position Description
Organization:
West Gippsland Healthcare Group
Author:
Not specified
Target Audience:
Midwives, Healthcare Professionals
Effective Period:
Ongoing
Approval Date:
August 2019
Review Date:
August 2021
Year:
2023
Region / City:
Finland
Topic:
Technology Adoption, Professional Autonomy, Managerial Control, Education
Document Type:
Academic Paper
Organization / Institution:
University of Liverpool, Boston College
Authors:
Tomi Koljonen, Curtis K. Chan
Target Audience:
Academics, Researchers, Professionals in Education and Technology Management
Period of Action:
16 months
Approval Date:
N/A
Date of Changes:
N/A
Year:
2026
Region / City:
United Kingdom
Topic:
Tort Law, Autonomy, Medical Law
Document Type:
Academic Article
Institution:
N/A
Author:
Craig Purshouse
Target Audience:
Legal Scholars, Medical Law Professionals
Period of Application:
N/A
Approval Date:
N/A
Modification Date:
N/A
Year:
2010
Region / City:
USA
Topic:
Autonomy in Nursing Practice
Document Type:
Description of Instrument
Organization / Institution:
N/A
Author:
Dr. Judith S. Dempster, DNSc, FNP, FAANP
Target Audience:
Researchers, Nurses, Academics
Validity and Reliability Information:
Included
Date of Update:
February 2017
Instrument:
Dempster Practice Behaviors Scale (DPBS)
Scale:
Likert-type, 30-item
Psychometric Properties:
Content Validity, Factorial Validity, Reliability, Construct Validity
Scoring:
Range from 30-150
Subscales:
Readiness, Empowerment, Actualization, Valuation
Contextual Description:
A document describing the Dempster Practice Behaviors Scale (DPBS), a psychometrically validated instrument designed to measure autonomous behaviors in nursing and other professional practices.
Year:
2023
Region / City:
Not specified
Topic:
Medical ethics, healthcare rights
Document type:
Academic article
Organization / Institution:
Not specified
Author:
Not specified
Target audience:
Medical professionals, ethicists, legal scholars
Period of validity:
Not specified
Approval date:
Not specified
Date of changes:
Not specified
Year:
1992
Location:
Cambridge, UK
Topic:
Ethics, Moral Philosophy
Document Type:
Lecture
Institution:
Clare Hall
Author:
Christine M. Korsgaard
Audience:
Academic, Philosophers
Event:
Tanner Lectures on Human Values
Dates Delivered:
November 16-17, 1992
Philosophical Focus:
Practical reason, moral autonomy, practical identity
References:
Kantian ethics, ethical egoism, normativity