Norwegian community midwives' experience of interdisciplinary collaboration in care of pregnant women with vulnerabilities.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate Norwegian community midwiveś(CMs) experience of collaboration when caring for pregnant women with vulnerabilities. We wanted to determine which professionals and services are considered important and with whom they have written agreements and good lines of communication. Furthermore, which tools are used in collaboration and if any background factors enhance collaboration.

Factors that enhance midwifery students' learning and development of self-efficacy in clinical placement: A systematic qualitative review.

Aim: To conduct a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies to explore the significant factors that enhance midwifery students' learning experiences and development of self-efficacy in clinical placement.

Background: Midwifery education programs leading to registration as a midwife require students to achieve academic, clinical, and professional competence. Clinical placement comprises a significant part of the program as students work and are assessed under the direct supervision of the Registered Midwife or preceptor.

Gestational diabetes mellitus follow-up in Norwegian primary health care: a qualitative study.

Background: Women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have a tenfold increased risk of developing diabetes, and a high risk of recurrent GDM. Endorsing the life-course approach, aiming to prevent disease and promote health across generations, the Norwegian GDM guideline recommends follow-up in primary care after delivery, with information on the increased risks, lifestyle counselling, and annual diabetes screening. Few reports exist on Norwegian women's experiences of GDM follow-up.

Norwegian nurse-midwives' perspectives on the provision of antenatal diabetes care in an outpatient setting: A qualitative study.

Background: There is limited research related to nurse-midwives' accounts of their provision of antenatal diabetes care in hospital outpatient settings. This study explored the perspectives and experiences of eight Norwegian nurse-midwives regarding the provision of the midwifery aspect of an antenatal consultation as part of the diabetes specialist team.

Methods: A qualitative descriptive study was used.

Experts' encounters in antenatal diabetes care: a descriptive study of verbal communication in midwife-led consultations.

Aim. We regard consultations as cocreated communicatively by the parties involved. In this paper on verbal communication in midwife-led consultations, we consequently focus on the actual conversation taking place between the midwife and the pregnant woman with diabetes, especially on those sequences where the pregnant woman initiated a topic of concern in the conversation.