Newly qualified midwives’ perceptions of their level of midwifery clinical competence during community service in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Background: There are links between the inadequate numbers of competent midwives and high maternal mortality ratios and neonatal mortality rates which highlights the significance of job-ready, newly qualified midwives who can display clinical competence. The South African Nursing Council regulated m...

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Autores principales:	Amanda B. Ngcobo, Olivia B. Baloyi, Mary Ann Jarvis
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Publicado:	AOSIS 2021
Materias:	community service competence midwifery new qualified midwives perceptions Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f90c42dab0a747619af579c218196cc32021-11-24T07:40:31ZNewly qualified midwives’ perceptions of their level of midwifery clinical competence during community service in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa1025-98482071-973610.4102/hsag.v26i0.1670https://doaj.org/article/f90c42dab0a747619af579c218196cc32021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/1670https://doaj.org/toc/1025-9848https://doaj.org/toc/2071-9736Background: There are links between the inadequate numbers of competent midwives and high maternal mortality ratios and neonatal mortality rates which highlights the significance of job-ready, newly qualified midwives who can display clinical competence. The South African Nursing Council regulated mandatory community service, as a supportive year to develop clinical competence. Aim: To explore and describe newly qualified midwives’ perceived level of midwifery clinical competence during community service. Setting: Both the event of the pandemic and the distribution of the potential participants across various geographical settings necessitated planning for data collection in real and online settings convenient to them. Method: Non-probability purposive sampling was utilized to select and invite the post community service, newly qualified midwives (N = 65), of the select university, who underwent community service in 2018 and experienced exposure to maternity care settings in the eThekwini District (n = 23). Data were collected through five focus groups and analysed through Elo and Kyngas’ content analysis. Results: Three categories emerged: transitioning from the sheltered education environment to the real practice world, support in practice: disparate realities and interception of mentorship. Six subcategories accompanied the categories. Conclusion: Newly qualified midwives’ clinical confidence and competence transitioning from the safe academic environment to the authentic accountable clinical setting hinges on mentorship and welcoming, non-stigmatising supportive relationships that facilitate the integration of previous learnings into community service practice. Contribution: The study allows for audibility and awareness of the transitioning midwives’ perceptions highlighting the significance to maternity staff and policy makers, of supportive relationships and structures.Amanda B. NgcoboOlivia B. BaloyiMary Ann JarvisAOSISarticlecommunity servicecompetencemidwiferynew qualified midwivesperceptionsPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270AFENHealth SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Vol 26, Iss 0, Pp e1-e10 (2021)
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spellingShingle	community service competence midwifery new qualified midwives perceptions Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Amanda B. Ngcobo Olivia B. Baloyi Mary Ann Jarvis Newly qualified midwives’ perceptions of their level of midwifery clinical competence during community service in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
description	Background: There are links between the inadequate numbers of competent midwives and high maternal mortality ratios and neonatal mortality rates which highlights the significance of job-ready, newly qualified midwives who can display clinical competence. The South African Nursing Council regulated mandatory community service, as a supportive year to develop clinical competence. Aim: To explore and describe newly qualified midwives’ perceived level of midwifery clinical competence during community service. Setting: Both the event of the pandemic and the distribution of the potential participants across various geographical settings necessitated planning for data collection in real and online settings convenient to them. Method: Non-probability purposive sampling was utilized to select and invite the post community service, newly qualified midwives (N = 65), of the select university, who underwent community service in 2018 and experienced exposure to maternity care settings in the eThekwini District (n = 23). Data were collected through five focus groups and analysed through Elo and Kyngas’ content analysis. Results: Three categories emerged: transitioning from the sheltered education environment to the real practice world, support in practice: disparate realities and interception of mentorship. Six subcategories accompanied the categories. Conclusion: Newly qualified midwives’ clinical confidence and competence transitioning from the safe academic environment to the authentic accountable clinical setting hinges on mentorship and welcoming, non-stigmatising supportive relationships that facilitate the integration of previous learnings into community service practice. Contribution: The study allows for audibility and awareness of the transitioning midwives’ perceptions highlighting the significance to maternity staff and policy makers, of supportive relationships and structures.
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author	Amanda B. Ngcobo Olivia B. Baloyi Mary Ann Jarvis
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title	Newly qualified midwives’ perceptions of their level of midwifery clinical competence during community service in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
title_short	Newly qualified midwives’ perceptions of their level of midwifery clinical competence during community service in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
title_full	Newly qualified midwives’ perceptions of their level of midwifery clinical competence during community service in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
title_fullStr	Newly qualified midwives’ perceptions of their level of midwifery clinical competence during community service in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Newly qualified midwives’ perceptions of their level of midwifery clinical competence during community service in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
title_sort	newly qualified midwives’ perceptions of their level of midwifery clinical competence during community service in kwazulu-natal, south africa
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Newly qualified midwives’ perceptions of their level of midwifery clinical competence during community service in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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