Work situation and professional role for midwives at a labour ward pre and post implementation of a midwifery model of care - A mixed method study.

: To explore and analyse the experience of work situation and professional role for midwives at a labour ward pre and post the implementation of a midwifery model of care (MiMo). : A simultaneous mixed method was used. The qualitative core component departed from three focus group interviews (n = 16 midwives). Secondary inductive and deductive content analysis was performed using an unconstrained matrix to make a corresponding comparison of the different time points. The supplemental component was a quantitative survey about the work situation (n = 58). : The qualitative results pre the implementation showed three categories: , and . Post the intervention they transformed to , and a new category was found. There were no significant differences in the measures of work situation in the quantitative analyses. : The synthesized findings based on the qualitative part show that MiMo has a potential to strengthen the professional role and midwifery practice. As such, MiMo has the capability to offer benefits to the labour wards with additional considerations.