Table 1: Midwife interview questions.
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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? |