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YÖKSİS Eşleşti
Midwives' experiences of witnessing traumatic hospital birth events: A qualitative study
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice · Ağustos 2021
YÖKSİS Kayıtları
Midwives' experiences of witnessing traumatic hospital birth events: A qualitative study
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice · 2021 SCI-Expanded
DOÇENT YASEMİN ERKAL AKSOY →
Midwives' experiences of witnessing traumatic hospital birth events: A qualitative study
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice · 2021 SCI-Expanded
PROFESÖR SEMA YILMAZ →
Midwives' experiences of witnessing traumatic hospital birth events: A qualitative study
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice · 2021 SCI-Expanded
DOÇENT SEYHAN ÇANKAYA →
Makale Bilgileri
DergiJournal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
Yayın TarihiAğustos 2021
Cilt / Sayfa27 · 847-857
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85091787832
Özet
Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate in detail the traumatic birth experiences of midwives in the delivery rooms, and their attitudes, reactions, and coping strategies. Methods: The design of the study is descriptive and the purposive sampling method was used. This approach is ideal for a preliminary exploration of the nature of a phenomenon. Between October 2018 and January 2019, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposeful sample of midwives. The research was carried out with the participation of 29 midwives, who work in labour and birth room. They were asked to describe a particular stressful situation they had experienced during the birth process, their emotions about the event, and their coping strategies and support systems. All interviews were digitally recorded, stored in a database, and transferred to MAX Qualitative Data Analysis 18.1.0 for analysis. Findings: As a result of the content analysis, three main themes emerged: psychological impact, defensive practice, and expectations in terms of support from the hospital. It was revealed that, after the traumatic birth, midwives experienced highly emotional exhaustion in the form of sadness, flashbacks, guilt, fear, and empathy, and they performed an increasingly defensive practice. During the interviews, we observed that 19 midwives needed psychological support. Besides, midwives explicitly stated that they were not prepared enough for traumatic events and that most traumatic births were simply ignored in their workplace. Eventually, it was determined that midwives received support mostly from their colleagues in case of a traumatic birth. Conclusion(s): Midwives need to feel valued and be supported by their institutions in coping with emotional stress. Therefore, performing clinical inspections by experienced or specialist midwives may serve as a supporting framework for reducing defensive interventions.
Yazarlar (3)
1
Seyhan Çankaya
ORCID: 0000-0003-0433-2515
2
Yasemin Erkal Aksoy
ORCID: 0000-0002-7453-1205
3
Sema Dereli Yılmaz
ORCID: 0000-0001-5294-7966
Anahtar Kelimeler
indirect exposure to trauma
midwives-nurses
qualitative research
stressful childbirth situations
vicarious traumatization
Kurumlar
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey
Metrikler
12
Atıf
3
Yazar
5
Anahtar Kelime