106 Chapter 4 providers in obstetrician-led care on an equal base. It seemed that care based on a wait and see attitude resulted in a more supportive style of behavior. Midwives with a check and control attitude towards perinatal care tended to use more interventions compared with midwives with a more wait and see attitude. These midwives also indicated pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period as physiologic processes. However, they relied on national guidelines and local protocols for reassurance about the process and indications for performing interventions. These midwives seemed to be more affected by authority in the collaboration with obstetric care providers and the interaction with the woman. Care based on a ‘check and control’ attitude seemed to result in a more directive style of behavior. The two emerged attitudes towards the use of interventions do not translate into a definitive distinction of each midwife’s individual style of behavior. In our analysis, participants showed a tendency towards a stronger orientation to the wait and see attitude combined with a more supportive style of behavior or to the check and control attitude combined with a more directive style. Still, certain circumstances could elicit midwives to use the other style of behavior. Figure 1. Experiences, beliefs, and values underpinning the attitudes and behavior towards use of interventions.
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