Steen, MaryThomas, MikeRoberts, Taniya2017-02-132017-02-132016-12Roberts, T. (2016). Realities from practice: What it means to midwives and student midwives to care for women with BMIs ≥30kg/m2 during the childbirth continuum. (Doctoral dissertation). University of Chester, United Kingdom.http://hdl.handle.net/10034/620376Women with raised BMIs ≥30kg/m2 have now become the ‘norm’ in maternity practice due to the recent obesity epidemic. To date only very limited research evidence exists highlighting midwives’ experiences of caring for this group of women. This thesis aims to provide original research on what it means to midwives and student midwives on the point of qualification to care for this client group throughout the childbirth continuum.enhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ChildbirthMidwiferyObesityThesis or dissertation2019-01-13Future publication of thesis is plannedThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes provided that: - A full bibliographic reference is made to the original source - A link is made to the metadata record in ChesterRep - The full-text is not changed in any way - The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. - For more information please email researchsupport.lis@chester.ac.uk