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APPENDIX

OriginalOriginal

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Midwives

Professional

Autonomy

Scale (33

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Midwives

Professional

Autonomy

Scale

(33 items)

Item

Completely

disagree

Completely

……

agree

I provide midwifery care based on a professional mindset.

I can self-evaluate the midwifery care that I have provided

to the mother, child, and family.

I can provide the information that the mother and family

need to make decisions.

I can explain the rationale for the midwifery care that I

provide.

I can provide midwifery care that respects the values of the

mother and family (culture, religion, etc.).

I can respect reproductive health/rights.

I can express my opinion while respecting the other person's

opinion.

I can provide support according to changes in the responses

of the mother, child, and family.

I can take responsibility for the midwifery care I provided.

10

I can prepare the environment for the safety of the mother

and child.

11

I can promptly report the deviation from the normality of

the mother and child to the doctor.

12

I can play a role as a midwife in the medical team.

13

I can cooperate with other departments in the event of an

emergency.

14

I can collaborate with other professionals (doctors, nurses,

laboratory technicians, pharmacists, etc.).

15

I can coordinate with other professionals (public health

nurses, social workers, etc.) to work toward the discharge of

mothers and children who require support.

16

I can take a leadership role for junior midwives and

students.

17

I can participate in conferences and training outside the

hospital to gain new knowledge and skills on my own.

18

I can work on research for midwifery practice.

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I can determine if the health of the pregnant woman and the

fetus is normal.

20

I can provide midwifery care to prevent deviation from the

normal events that could occur during pregnancy.

21

I can judge deviation from the norm during pregnancy

(pregnancy-induced hypertension, fetal growth restriction,

etc.).

22

I can provide midwifery care suited to the mother's stage of

delivery.

23

I can provide midwifery care to allow the mother to actively

participate in childbirth.

24

I can provide midwifery care to prevent deviation from the

normal events that could occur during the progression of

childbirth (prolonged labor, infection, hemorrhage, etc.).

25

I can handle sudden emergencies in the mother or child

(non-reassuring fetal status, atonic hemorrhage, eclampsia,

etc.).

26

I can provide midwifery care to facilitate overall recovery

in new mothers.

27

I can provide midwifery care to support breastfeeding.

28

I can provide midwifery care to help new mothers approach

childcare positively.

29

I can provide midwifery care to prevent deviation from the

normal events that could occur after childbirth.

30

I can provide midwifery care to help newborns adapt to life

outside the womb.

31

I can provide midwifery care that promotes attachment

between mother and child and the family.

32

I can judge deviation from the norm in newborns (neonatal

asphyxia, jaundice, poor suckling, etc.).

33

I can properly care for newborns in need of resuscitation.

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