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View fullsize Cascais is a little bit of heaven 💕 I've not had a beach holiday in I don't know how long, and I've not had much time to myself near the sea in forever (beauty of taking teenager, he'll still be in bed while I get myself down to the water) so lots
View fullsize Getting packed and ready for holiday to Portugal - fly this evening woohoo! Sorely needed to have some space to digest the enormous week I've had - in reverse order: - teaching awe inspiring MSc students about how to support personalized care (livel
View fullsize My happy place - outdoors, campfire going in lush surroundings and EVEN better I've brought my niece on her first ever camping trip before she emigrates! Bittersweet but she has told me it's her BEST ever camping trip and even if she goes on others,
View fullsize CHAPTER 7 SHIFTING THE LENS Towards a collective responsibility Last but not least, in this final chapter, I demonstrate and call for a collective responsibility, a systems-level approach to supporting all birth choices. Outlining the constraints, p
View fullsize CHAPTER 6 STIGMATISED TO NORMALISED PRACTICE A new lens In this chapter, the data is reworked and reconceptualised into a theoretical model that explains the midwives' workplace experiences within sociocultural-political contexts. Using theories of
View fullsize CHAPTER 5 PSYCHOLOGICALLY SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENTS: Creating the conditions for fulfilment In complete contrast to yesterday's post, this chapter highlights the experiences of 26 midwives who were able to support ''out of guidelines'' birth choices -
View fullsize Chapter 4 MORAL COMPROMISE AND DISTRESS Midwives’ invisible wounds Snippets from Supporting Physiological Birth Choices in Midwifery Practice: The Role of Workplace Culture, Politics and Ethics... Here, in this Chapter 4 I share the stories o
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