Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:to explore the strategies Chinese midwives employed to work on their professional identity in hospital setting and the consequence of such identity work. DESIGN AND METHODS:this paper draws upon findings from a Constructivist Grounded Theory study that explored the professional identity construction of 15 Chinese midwives with a mixture of midwifery experiences, practising in three different types of hospital settings in a capital city in Southeast China. The accounts from participants in the form of in-depth individual interviews were collected. Work journals voluntarily provided by three participants were also included. FINDINGS:in everyday practice, hospital midwives in China were working on their professional identity in relation to two definitions of the midwife: the external definition ('obstetric nurse'), bound up in the idea of risk management under the medical model of their work organisations; and the internal definition ('professional midwife'), associated with the philosophy of normal birth advocacy in the professional discourse. Six strategies for identity work were identified and grouped into two principle categories: 'compromise' and 'engagement'. The adoption of each strategy involved a constant negotiation between the external and internal definitions of the midwife, being influenced by midwifery experiences, relationships with women, opportunities for professional development and the definition of the situation. A 'hybrid identity', which demonstrated the dynamic nature of midwifery professional identity, was constructed as a result. KEY CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS:this paper explored the dynamic nature of midwifery professional identity. This exploration contributes to the body of knowledge regarding understanding the professional identity of hospital midwives in China, while also extending the current theoretical knowledge of identity work by elaborating on the various strategies individuals use to work on their professional identity in the workplace.
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Midwiferyjournal_title
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Zhang J,Haycock-Stuart E,Mander R,Hamilton Ldoi
10.1016/j.midw.2014.11.013subject
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2015-03-01 00:00:00pages
388-94issue
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0266-6138issn
1532-3099pii
S0266-6138(14)00295-2journal_volume
31pub_type
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