Norwegian midwives' opinion of their midwifery education - a mixed methods study.

Background: Midwifery education in Norway has undergone radical reforms in the past few decades. In 2004, the compulsory year of paid internship was removed from the requirement to become an authorised midwife. Since then, authorisation as a midwife depends on the successful completion of a two-year full-time academic course, consisting of 50% clinical practice and 50% theoretical education.

Lesbian women's experiences with healthcare providers in the birthing context: a meta-ethnography.

Objective: to explore research knowledge about lesbian women's experiences with health-care providers in the birthing context.

Method: a systematic search for relevant qualitative studies in selected databases identified 13 articles of sufficient quality. The findings were synthesized using a meta-ethnographic approach as described by Noblit and Hare.