"I love being a midwife; it's who I am": A Glaserian Grounded Theory Study of why midwives stay in midwifery.

The theory that emerged and the insights it provides will be of interest to healthcare leaders, who may wish to use it to help develop midwifery workforce policy and practice, and by extension to optimise midwives' job satisfaction, and facilitate the retention of midwives both locally and across Australia.