Skilled Heartfelt Midwifery Practice Episode 1

In this podcast, Dr Claire Feeley explores the concept of skilled heartfelt midwifery practice, the subject of her latest book- defined as the integration of a midwife’s attitudes, beliefs and philosophy in support of women’s autonomy, aligned with values of relational care and expert clinical skills. This podcast series follows her recent book with five key episodes attending to each chapter.

Today’s podcast introduces the concept of skilled heartfelt midwifery practice, the context in which the research was conducted and a little bit about how the research was carried out. Thus, this episode sets the scene for the upcoming episodes that will offer a closer look at the characteristics of skilled heartfelt practice and in the last episode, what midwives need in order to practice this way.

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