Abstract
This paper is based on an investigation into the learning experiences of student midwives in the clinical setting in one maternity unit in the Republic of Ireland. A questionnaire approach was adopted for the data collection and 42 student midwives participated in the study. A number of factors were identified which appear to influence students' experiences of 'learning on the job'. The quality of their clinical teaching and their observations of the way in which trained staff practise midwifery may influence their decision to continue practising midwifery following registration. These findings clearly point to the importance for midwives to reassert their true role as 'independent practitioners' of normal maternity care.
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