Med den inre känslan som drivkraft - barnmorskors upplevelser av att förmedla trygghet och en god omvårdnad

Sammanfattning: The expectations of a successful outcome are great during childbirth. The overall objective of prenatal care and birth care is that midwives contribute in creating the most positive experience of pregnancy, child birth and infancy as possible. During the past 30 years there has been a significant increase in sectiofrequency both in Sweden and the rest of the Western world. More parents feel an overall insecurity when it comes to child labour. The purpose of this study was to describe how midwives experience the work of creating a sense of security and good nursing when meeting the expectant parents. A phenomenological approach was chosen with the use of eleven qualitative interviews that were analyzed with Giorgis' method of analysis. The result revealed three themes: organizational - professional conditions, the communicative ability and the reflective - emotional competence. Trusting your inner sensibility and intuition was something that characterized all the interviews and was the essence of the results. The way work was lead and organized, as well as the utilization of competence effected the midwives’ possibility of contributing to a sense of security and good care. When the communication was based on sensibility, midwives’ could create a good and trustful relationship with the expectant parents. The emotional involvement was an essential requirement for carrying out the work in a satisfying way. A question for the future is how inner knowledge based on practical experience can benefit new personnel and how the organization and education for healthcare givers can utilize the specialist knowledge of midwives with experience.