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This review aims to identify the key factors that affect the transition to practice for newly qualified midwives.

April 8, 2026International Journal of Nursing StudiesOpen Access

Enabling and inhibiting factors in the transition to practice for newly qualified midwives: An integrative review

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PWPeta Winters-ChangQueensland University of Technology RSRebecca Spooner-LaneQueensland University of Technology YMYvette D. Miller

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An integrative review reveals enabling and inhibiting factors in the transition to practice for new midwives, indicating the need for improved support.

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This review aims to identify the key factors that affect the transition to practice for newly qualified midwives.
Conducted an integrative review of literature on midwifery transition experiences.
Searched multiple databases for studies published in English from 2000 to 2026.
Evaluated 1161 papers, 26 of which met inclusion criteria, utilizing a five-stage review methodology.
Employed the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) for quality assessment of studies.
Identified four main themes: program features, workplace culture, workplace support, and practice environment.
Inhibiting factors mainly tied to workplace culture and fragmented hospital models.
Workplace support and program features were both enabling and inhibiting factors for transition.
Cultural reform in workplace environments is essential for improving the transition experience.

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Winters-Chang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d5f10974eaea4b11a7a92b https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105520

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An integrative review reveals enabling and inhibiting factors in the transition to practice for new midwives, indicating the need for improved support.

Enabling and inhibiting factors in the transition to practice for newly qualified midwives: An integrative review

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