title: A scoping review of how new midwifery practitioners transition to practice in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom and The Netherlands.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  contemporary knowledge related to the experiences of new midwifery practitioners is limited to countries that run hospital-based transition to practice programmes within an employment contract arrangement, such as the United Kingdom, and Australia. Less is known of the experiences of New Midwifery Practitioners (NMPs) who transition into autonomous private practice in New Zealand, Canada and the Netherlands.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  the purpose of this paper is to report on a scoping review of the way NMPs are transitioned to practice in the first year of registered practice across the selected countries.
  
  
  METHODS
  this review accessed literature and government and professional sites to make comparisons between the transition to practice processes within five countries, and discusses the benefits and issues, associated with public hospital employment programs versus community based government funded midwifery group practices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  comparison of the way in which NMPs are transitioned to practice in the first year of registered practice between the selected countries shows important differences based on occupational organisation. Funding of maternity services influences how NMPs in each country are orientated and supported in their transition to registered practice. Direct comparisons between countries were difficult. More research is recommended to investigate NMPs' experiences of transition to practice in private practice.
authors: School of Nursing, Midwifery and Para Medicine, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Maroochydore DC, Qld 4558, Australia. Electronic address: mgray@usc.edu.au.
authors: Michelle
authors: M
authors: Gray
authors: Midwifery Education Program, McMaster University, 1200 Main St. West, MDCL 2210, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5. Electronic address: Amalott@mcmaster.ca.
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Malott
authors: Midwifery Education Program, McMaster University, 1200 Main St. West, MDCL 2210, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5. Electronic address: bmurray@mcmaster.ca.
authors: Beth Murray
authors: BM
authors: Davis
authors: School of Nursing, Midwifery and Para Medicine, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Maroochydore DC, Qld 4558, Australia; Midwifery Education Program, McMaster University, 1200 Main St. West, MDCL 2210, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5. Electronic address: christinesandor@gmail.com.
authors: Christine
authors: C
authors: Sandor
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002170:Canada; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009426:Netherlands; D009520:New Zealand; D011331:Private Practice; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: First year; Graduate; New midwifery practitioners; New registrant