2. Newly qualified midwives.

Preceptorship is the 15th series of 'Midwifery basics' targeted at practising midwives. The aim of these articles is to provide information to raise awareness of the impact of the work of midwives on women's experience, and encourage midwives to seek further information through a series of activities relating to the topic. In this second article of the series, Kerry Taylor, Stephanie Heys and Jessemy Evans look first hand at the positive and negative aspects of a preceptorship programme from the view of newly qualified midwives, and offer top tips. to help other newly qualified midwives embarking on their exciting new careers.