Examining The Professional Belonging of Midwives and Their Perspective on The Profession: Mixed Method Research

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3, 231 - 248, 30.09.2025

Hacer Yalnız Dilcen , Duygu Murat Öztürk , F. Deniz Sayıner

https://doi.org/10.52369/togusagbilderg.1533476

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Abstract
Introduction: This research was conducted to examine midwives' perceptions of their professional competence, their professional affiliation and their perspectives on the profession.
Methods: It is a simultaneous mixed method research. The sample group of 143 midwives filled in the quantitative questionnaire, among which 103 midwives filled in the semi-structured questionnaire. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected simultaneously. For the quantitative part of the research, “Participant Information Form”, “Midwifery Belonging Scale” and “Perception Scale Regarding the Competences of the Profession” in order to determine the socio-demographic and professional characteristics of midwives.
Results: The relationship between the Midwifery Belonging Scale mean score and sub-dimensions and the Perception Scale for the Competences of the Midwifery Profession mean score and sub-dimensions was found to be statistically positively and highly significant
Discussion: Perception of midwives' professional belonging and authority, association membership, professional love, working in other fields, continuous care of a pregnant woman at birth, wanting to have a home birth as a midwife, being satisfied with her profession and being a midwife again, working in other fields, health at birth The role of the team and the job description affect clarity

Anahtar Kelimeler

Midwifery , belonging , competences , midwifery profession

Ebelerin mesleki aidiyeti ve mesleğe bakış açısının incelenmesi: Karma çalışma

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Özet
Giriş: Bu araştırma, ebelerin mesleki yeterlikleri hakkındaki algılarını, mesleki aidiyetleri ve mesleğe bakış açılarını incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Yöntem: Araştırma, eş zamanlı karma yöntemle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklem grubunu oluşturan 143 ebe, nicel anketi doldurmuş olup, bu ebelerden 103'ü yarı yapılandırılmış anketi doldurmuştur. Nicel ve nitel veriler eş zamanlı olarak toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın nicel kısmı için ebelerin sosyo-demografik ve mesleki özelliklerini belirlemek amacıyla “Katılımcı Bilgi Formu”, “Ebelik Aidiyet Ölçeği” ve “Mesleğin Yeterliklerine İlişkin Algı Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Ebelik Aidiyet Ölçeği toplam puanı ile alt boyutları ve Ebelik Mesleğinin Yeterliklerine İlişkin Algı Ölçeği toplam puanı ile alt boyutları arasındaki ilişki istatistiksel olarak pozitif ve yüksek derecede anlamlı bulunmuştur.
Tartışma: Ebelerin mesleki aidiyet ve otorite algısı, dernek üyeliği, meslek sevgisi, başka alanlarda çalışma, doğumda bir gebe kadına sürekli bakım verme, ebe olarak evde doğum yapmak isteme, mesleğinden memnun olma ve tekrar ebe olma, başka alanlarda çalışma, doğumdaki sağlık ekibinin rolü ve iş tanımının netliği gibi faktörler etkili bulunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Ebelik , aidiyet , yeterlilikler , ebelik mesleği

Etik Beyan

Etik değerlendirme Çalışma etik onayını aldı. Çalışmanın başında katılımcılardan bilgilendirilmiş onam formunu okumaları ve çevrimiçi formun başına çalışmaya katılmayı kabul edip etmediklerini soran bir soru ekleyerek katılıma onay vermeleri istendi. Katılmayı kabul eden katılımcılar çalışmaya dahil edildi.

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