Midwife Participant Interview Questions

1

You have previously worked in a hospitalist model, as part of a rotation where your group provided L&D coverage on a rotating basis. In that role, you cared for women from your provider group, other affiliated groups, and ‘walk-in’ patients. How is your current role within the laborist service different?

2

How do you define or describe your role to patients?

3

How do you present or introduce yourself to your patient?

4

Do you have any specific strategies that you employ to form a bond with a patient or their family?

5

Do you ever resist engaging on a personal level since you know you will not see or meet these patients again?

6

How do you deal with angry or upset patients or deliver bad news?

7

What are your feelings or beliefs about being a woman’s birth attendant?

8

In a few words, tell me your philosophy of the birth experience:

9

What sort of reception have you received from your patients?

10

How do feel about your role as a laborist midwife?