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Holly Kennedy, CNM, PhD, FACNM, Nurse Midwifery Program, University of California, San Francisco, 2 Koret Way, Room N411Y Box 0606, San Francisco, CA 94143, 415-476-0335, holly.kennedy@nursing.ucsf.edu

This presentation will discuss the conflicts and challenges of access to midwifery care from an analysis of 40 qualitative studies that examined midwifery practice in the modern era of the United States.

DESCRIPTION: This study synthesized research findings from 40 qualitative studies. The interpretation of the collective studies revealed a dynamic construction of the practice of midwives in the United States. It reflects the conflict between two socially and culturally defined world views of birth and women's role in the process.

Learning Objectives:

• 1. Articulate the findings of a metasynthesis on modern US midwifery;
• 2. Describe the effects of practice conflict on the profession of midwifery;
• 3. Identify specific examples midwives across the studies to manage practice conflict;
• 4. Discuss how their examples of practice conflict can influence day to day practice for the participants in the audience;
• 5. Strategize potential avenues to establish a solid future for the profession.

Keywords: Access to Care, Midwifery

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No