Reports of work-related traumatic events: A mixedmethods study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is limited evidence of the effect and impact on midwives of being involved or witnessing traumatic work-related events. We categorised midwives' selfreported traumatic work-related events and responses to an event and explored the impact on the midwives' professional and personal life.

Methods

A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study, consisting of a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews for midwives who practised or who had practised in the Netherlands or Flanders.

Results

In total, 106 questionnaires were completed. We categorised various workrelated traumatic events: witnessing birth trauma/complications (34%), death (28.3%), (mis)management of care (19.8%), events related to the perceived social norm of maternity services' practitione

SUBMITTER: Fontein-Kuipers Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7846040 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature