‘Work while you learn’: Evaluating a paid employment model for postgraduate midwifery students in diverse contexts

IF 4.1 2区医学 Q1 NURSING

Women and Birth Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102087

Sadie Geraghty , Kirstie Balding , Sheena McChlery , Sarah Hay

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Abstract

Background

Postgraduate midwifery student employment models are lacking robust evaluation of how the paid employment model serves as a workforce strategy in Western Australia.

Aim

The aim of this study was to evaluate a paid employment model for postgraduate midwifery students, that was implemented in metropolitan, rural, and regional areas in a Western Australian context.

Methods

A convergent parallel design collected both quantitative and qualitative data. This study used a survey design with quantitative and qualitative questions within a well-established process evaluation framework.

Results

All midwifery students reported benefits of the paid model of employment, which included financial stability while studying and feeling valued by belonging to one institution. Challenges were identified as reduced or lack of exposure to some experiences and heavy workloads.

Conclusion

The postgraduate midwifery students in this study were positive about the introduction of a paid employment model in the public, private and regional / rural hospital settings. The findings reported negatives and benefits for the students, and for the future workforce.

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“边学边工作”：评估不同背景下助产学研究生的有偿就业模式

研究生助产学学生就业模式缺乏对西澳大利亚州有偿就业模式作为劳动力战略的强有力评估。目的本研究的目的是评估在西澳大利亚州的大都市、农村和地区实施的助产学研究生有偿就业模式。方法采用收敛平行设计，收集定量和定性数据。本研究采用了一种调查设计，在一个完善的过程评估框架内，有定量和定性的问题。结果所有的助产学学生都报告了有偿就业模式的好处，包括学习期间的经济稳定和归属感。挑战被确定为减少或缺乏接触某些经验和繁重的工作量。结论本研究的助产学研究生对公立、私立和地区/农村医院引入有偿就业模式持积极态度。研究结果对学生和未来的劳动力有好处也有坏处。

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来源期刊

Women and Birth NURSING-OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

CiteScore

7.20

自引率

13.20%

发文量

371

审稿时长

27 days

期刊介绍： Women and Birth is the official journal of the Australian College of Midwives (ACM). It is a midwifery journal that publishes on all matters that affect women and birth, from pre-conceptual counselling, through pregnancy, birth, and the first six weeks postnatal. All papers accepted will draw from and contribute to the relevant contemporary research, policy and/or theoretical literature. We seek research papers, quality assurances papers (with ethical approval) discussion papers, clinical practice papers, case studies and original literature reviews. Our women-centred focus is inclusive of the family, fetus and newborn, both well and sick, and covers both healthy and complex pregnancies and births. The journal seeks papers that take a woman-centred focus on maternity services, epidemiology, primary health care, reproductive psycho/physiology, midwifery practice, theory, research, education, management and leadership. We also seek relevant papers on maternal mental health and neonatal well-being, natural and complementary therapies, local, national and international policy, management, politics, economics and societal and cultural issues as they affect childbearing women and their families. Topics may include, where appropriate, neonatal care, child and family health, women’s health, related to pregnancy, birth and the postpartum, including lactation. Interprofessional papers relevant to midwifery are welcome. Articles are double blind peer-reviewed, primarily by experts in the field of the submitted work.