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May 6, 2026

Student midwives' lived experiences of clinical practice during pre-registration education.

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JKJo KillingleyMiddlesex UniversityLLLiang Q. LiuMiddlesex UniversityBTBetsy ThomMiddlesex University

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Implication

Mixed-methods design reveals supportive supervision enhances psychological safety and professional identity in student midwives, suggesting reforms in clinical placements.

Key Points

  • To explore student midwives' transition into clinical practice and identify enablers and barriers affecting their development.
  • Adopted a hermeneutic phenomenological approach
  • Utilized a mixed-methods design
  • Collected data through online surveys, focus groups, and semi-structured interviews
  • Employed methodological triangulation to explore shared patterns
  • Found strong intrinsic motivation for vocational commitment
  • Identified challenges including emotionally demanding placements and inconsistent supervision
  • Noted enhanced confidence and professional identity with emotionally intelligent supervision and peer support
  • Called for reframing supervision as a relational practice and investing in protective roles for midwives

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Killingley et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69faa28f04f884e66b5331d4https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2026.104848
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