Table 4 Descriptive characteristics of the included studies
Author | Year (Location) | Title | Record type | Study design | Sample | Data collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Battersby [29] | 2002 (UK) | Midwives' embodied knowledge of breastfeeding | Non peer-reviewed research | Descriptive explorative quantitative study | 410 midwives (results are based on the 307 midwives who reported personal experience of breastfeeding) | Surveys |
Church [28] | 2014 (UK) | Midwives' personal experiences of pregnancy and childbirth: Exploring issues of autonomy and agency in relation to the use of professional knowledge | Peer-reviewed research | Qualitative reflexive auto/biographical study | Nine midwives who had completed their training prior to becoming mothers | Interviews |
Leinweber, et al [30] | 2017 (AUS) | A socioecological model of posttraumatic stress among Australian midwives | Peer-reviewed research | Descriptive cross-sectional study | 601 midwives | Survey |
McMulkin & Malone [31] | 1994 (UK) | Breastfeeding—midwives' personal experiences | Non peer-reviewed research | Descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study | 210 midwives who had personal experience of breastfeeding | Questionnaire (structured and semi-structured questions) |
Toohill et al [32] | 2019 (AUS) | Trauma and fear in Australian midwives | Peer-reviewed research | Descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study | 249 midwives | Online survey containing fixed response and free text questions |
Redwood [25] | 2008 (UK) | Exploring changes in practice: when midwives and nurses become mothers | Peer-reviewed research | Qualitative phenomenological study | Phase one: 22 midwives and nurses in their second and third trimesters of pregnancy. Phase two: interviews conducted at 12 months following childbirth (20 participants had returned to work by then) | Interviews |