MMRC 2023 Research Symposium Day 5 Dr. Beth Murray-Davis, May 12, 2023

Watch Dr. Beth Murray-Davis present a research showcase on "Midwives’ Experiences Within Canada’s First Alongside Midwifery Unit: Impacts and Implications For Midwifery Practice" at the MMRC 2023 Midwifery Research Symposium on Friday, May 12, 2023.
Project Description: This presentation will explore and describe midwives’ experiences working as community and hospitalist midwives in the first Alongside Midwifery Unit (AMU) in Canada. As part of a larger evaluation of the Oak Valley Health AMU we used a qualitative, grounded theory approach to conduct and analyze semi-structured interviews with community and hospitalist midwives. Our findings highlighted the ways the midwives experienced changes to their practice, their intra- and interprofessional relationships, and increased their level of integration into the hospital. Improved understanding of the impacts of the AMU model of care for midwives and midwifery practice sheds light on key elements of the model which can be used to inform spread and scaling up to other jurisdictions.
Beth is an Associate Professor in the Midwifery Education Program and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is a co-PI for a CIHR Clinician Investigator Team Grant examining Non-Communicable Diseases in Obstetrics. Her current research interests include pregnant peoples’ experiences of healthy nutrition and exercise during pregnancy and postpartum, fetal movement awareness, midwifery experiences of caring for complicated pregnancies, client and health care provider experiences of alternative models of practice for midwives, and client decision making about place of birth. Dr. Murray-Davis has worked as a midwife in Hamilton since 2003. Contact: [e-mail].