A qualitative Study of the Recent Midwifery Graduates' lived Experiences During Transition Period

Introduction: given the high childbirth rates and demanding environment of maternity wards, newlygraduated midwives usually undergo much stress. to prepare such midwives, they are required toparticipate in a transition period program following their graduation. the current study was aimed atanalyzing the lived experiences newly graduated midwives during their transition period in order to comeup with a deep understanding of their feelings, concerns, and needs.methods: the present qualitative phenomenological study was participated by 15 newly graduatedfemale midwives women who were doing their transition period in maternity hospital of erbil duringdecember to april 2018. semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted to collect required data.van manen’s method was used to analyze the collected data.findings: data analysis gave way to appearance of two main themes namely “dilemma of staying in orquitting the midwifery profession” and “struggle to gain confidence through supportive environment”.conclusion: midwifery department is a stressful environment which can have negative effects on thenewly graduated midwives; therefore, they need to be provided with supportive environments, helpingsuch midwives to gain confidence and stay in the profession.