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Supervision: promoting birth as a normal physiological event
The Practising Midwife
|December 19, 2012
Summary
Supervisors of Midwives (SoMs) are crucial for promoting safe childbirth practices and clinical leadership. They face challenges in advocating for normal physiological birth amidst prevailing medical interventions.
Area of Science:
- Maternal Health
- Healthcare Leadership
- Midwifery Practice
Background:
- Statutory supervision for midwives established 100 years ago prioritizes safe practice.
- The role of supervision is evolving to encompass professional clinical leadership.
- Current policies advocate for 'normal' physiological birth, challenging historical medical dominance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the evolving role of Supervisors of Midwives (SoMs).
- To explore the challenges SoMs face in promoting normal physiological birth.
- To understand how SoMs can provide proactive leadership in midwifery.
Main Methods:
- The abstract does not specify the methods used.
- This appears to be a discussion or position paper.
Main Results:
- The fundamental goal of safe practice in midwifery supervision remains.
- Supervision increasingly recognizes its role in clinical leadership and promoting normal birth.
- Despite evidence supporting physiological childbirth, medical intervention remains prevalent, posing a challenge.
Conclusions:
- Supervisors of Midwives (SoMs) must provide proactive leadership to maintain the momentum towards normal physiological birth.
- Addressing the paradox of medical domination is key for SoMs.
- The evolving role of supervision is central to achieving evidence-based, normal birth outcomes.
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