WORKING AS A COORDINATOR MIDWIFE IN A TERTIARY ...

entitled; The Luxury of Time, ‘Thisly’ Time, Guarding Time, Time to Support and Time
Lost.
Chapter Six is entitled “In the Face of the ‘Known’ and ‘Unknown’”. Coordinators’
midwifery knowledge is a combination of their clinical knowing and their instinctive
knowing, however they are working within a paradigm of institutional heirarchies and a
medical technological framework of care where they are charged by their professional
body to uphold a partnership model of care and a continuity model of care. Within this
chapter there are six sub-sections which are entitled: Knowing People’s Practice, Getting
the Skill Mix Right, Behind Closed Doors, How Much Longer Shall I Wait?, When
There is Nothing Left and Woman Focused, Midwifery Led Care.
Chapter Seven is my discussion chapter where I draw my findings together and attempt to
shed light on the experiences coordinators have revealed for this study. I bring the parts
together to become a whole and relate the findings of this study to its limitations and its
implications for practice, ongoing education and further research. I conclude with
discussion of the essence of my findings within this study.
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