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Maria Spets

Lecturer

My focus in teaching within the midwifery program and in my doctoral studies is pedagogy and childbirth.

My doctoral studies focus on supervision models in the birthing unit

In both my role as a lecturer and a doctoral student, my focus is on pedagogy and childbirth. My ambition is to contribute to student-centered learning where students are encouraged to learn together, both in theoretical and practical teaching. In collaboration with colleagues both within the university and the clinic, I work on implementing peer learning in the birthing units within Region Östergötland and Region Jönköpings län. This task aligns well with my doctoral project, which is about supervision models in the birthing unit. In my role as a lecturer, I am responsible for courses in the first and second semesters of the midwifery program.

About me

CV

  • Nursing degree 2000, Örebro University
  • Midwifery degree 2009, Linköping University
  • Admitted as a doctoral student 2022, Linköping University

Teaching

  • Midwifery program: Term responsibility for the first and second semesters. Midwifery program: Primarily teaches about childbirth

Publications

2026

Maria Spets, Sofia Zwedberg, Pia Tingström, H. Ulfsdottir, Mia Barimani (2026) Peer learning in birth units: Experiences of preceptors, student coordinators and managers Nurse Education in Practice, Vol. 96, Article 104979 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2026.104979
Maria Spets, Pia Tingström, H. Ulfsdottir, Mia Barimani, Sofia Zwedberg (2026) Interprofessional learning at a birthing unit: a focused ethnographic study Journal of Interprofessional Care (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2026.2740222

2024

Maria Spets, Mia Barimani, Sofia Zwedberg, Pia Tingström, Hanna Ulfsdottir (2024) Midwives views about preceptorship and peer-learning in a birth unit: A cross-sectional study Nurse Education Today, Vol. 139, Article 106255 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106255

Research

Doctoral project focusing on preceptorship models in the birthing unit.

Organisation