Midwifery Case Study

Within the Midwifery Professional Practice discipline, there are various issues similar to any other health professional practices. In particular, a central issue within Midwifery is providing suitable women-centred care for everyone including those who are vulnerable and live in a low socioeconomic environment. By aiding women-centred care presents elements of the dignity of the human being and the common good in relation to the midwifery practice. Within the midwifery profession, we are faced with pregnant women from different cultures some who are seen as vulnerable due to their socio-economic background, their age and gender. Therefore, discrimination is often seen and increase the women pain tolerance, fear of the unborn child. This

In this case, the dignity of the human person whether it’s the midwife respecting the women’s privacy demonstrates the idea of common good. In which midwifes’ should perform their roles and duties according to their professional’s guidelines and take in consideration the publics interest. However, by applying common good into midwifery presents challenges needed to overcome, such as the advance development in midwifery as an individual profession and practice. Over the years, midwifery has started to strengthen and grow with the help of professional education for students in order to promote the common good in society. It is important for midwives to provide benefits for the public whilst promoting the common good as it reduces the burden of nurses and allows for midwives to dedicate their knowledge and skills according to their profession. Therefore, when women-centred care is applied appropriately for both the women and the midwife, only then can the women flourish throughout the bond of a therapeutic

In doing so as a midwife there are times when certain boundaries are put in place in order to treat the women with respect and care within certain aspects of their life, such as maintaining the women’s dignity in a foreign hospital environment. It is illustrated that when women aren’t given their specific needs or wishes, they may resort to other techniques in order to gain what they want therefore leading to avoidance and confrontation (Clark, 2010). Another quality is by providing a therapeutic relationship with the women. According to Widang et al (2008) when women are treated as an individual and not an object to be treated, their experiences during pregnancies and labour and choices are greatly valued. This allows the women to feel inclusive throughout their pregnancy journey although women who come across discrimination and disrespect would increase the chance of negative experiences, therefore the women would need greater support to overcome certain issues. Therefore, in order for women to feel safe and participate without fear effective communication between health professionals is needed for better care. In the end, it is important for health professionals to reinforce the need for evidence-based practice and overcome the obstacles that midwives will be faced within their practices. These include providing a suitable model of care for