WORKING AS A COORDINATOR MIDWIFE IN A TERTIARY ...

Throwness and Projection .................................................................................66
Incorporation of van Manen into the methodological structure ........................66
Study Design .............................................................................................................69
Ethical Approval ...............................................................................................69
Participant Recruitment .....................................................................................70
Consent ..............................................................................................................71
Anonymity and Confidentiality ........................................................................72
Protection of Participants ..................................................................................73
Interviews ..........................................................................................................73
Interview venue .................................................................................................74
Interview format ................................................................................................74
Transcribing ......................................................................................................77
Analysis .............................................................................................................78
Literature research .....................................................................................................80
Trustworthiness and my Prejudices Brought to the Data ..........................................81
Summary ....................................................................................................................84
CHAPTER FOUR The ‘Performing Art’ of Leadership ............................................85
Being ‘the Hub’ .........................................................................................................85
‘Being the pivot’ ...............................................................................................86
‘Feeling the peck, peck, peck’...........................................................................87
‘Solving the puzzle’ ..........................................................................................87
Experiencing ‘the plop, plop, plop of a good day’ ............................................88
In the Eye of the Storm ..............................................................................................89
The ‘Role Plays’ of Leadership .................................................................................94
Leaving Work Behind and Moving Forward ..........................................................103
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