A Mixed Methods Study of Secondary Traumatic Stress in Labor and Delivery Nurses

Beck, Cheryl Tatano; Gable, Robert K.

doi:10.1111/j.1552-6909.2012.01386.x

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“…Evidence shows that health personnel exposed to violence in childbirth may suffer secondary traumatic stress or compassion fatigue, understood as a secondary exposure to extreme traumatic stressors similar to those experienced by patients with primary exposure. 45 The contributions of the social sciences Social scientists have produced a considerable body of research on the medical management of childbirth as a reflex of asymmetric gender powers and as a process where female bodies are objectified. In the dawn of obstetrics, the masculine medical profession regarded male physiognomy and physiology as the norm, which had particular repercussions in the establishment of this medical specialty, in the professionalisation of midwives, 36,46,47 and in women's health.…”

Section: Making Structural Violence Visiblementioning

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Moving beyond disrespect and abuse: addressing the structural dimensions of obstetric violence

Sadler¹,

Santos

Ruiz‐Berdún

et al. 2016

Reproductive Health Matters

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During recent decades, a growing and preoccupying excess of medical interventions during childbirth, even in physiological and uncomplicated births, together with a concerning spread of abusive and disrespectful practices towards women during childbirth across the world, have been reported. Despite research and policy-making to address these problems, changing childbirth practices has proved to be difficult. We argue that the excessive rates of medical interventions and disrespect towards women during childbirth should be analysed as a consequence of structural violence, and that the concept of obstetric violence, as it is being used in Latin American childbirth activism and legal documents, might prove to be a useful tool for addressing structural violence in maternity care such as high intervention rates, non-consented care, disrespect and other abusive practices.

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Section: Making Structural Violence Visiblementioning

confidence: 99%

Moving beyond disrespect and abuse: addressing the structural dimensions of obstetric violence

Sadler¹,

Santos

Ruiz‐Berdún

et al. 2016

Reproductive Health Matters

337

232

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“…However, repetitive exposure to traumatic events may hinder the normal recovery process and may result in the development of psychological disorders [20]. Consequently, the ED nurses are at risk and tend to develop STS more than others due to nature being repetitively exposed to traumatized individuals [21]. Another factor may contribute to STS among the ED nurses is being involved in a high level empathetic relationship with the traumatized individuals [22].…”

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“…Another factor may contribute to STS among the ED nurses is being involved in a high level empathetic relationship with the traumatized individuals [22]. Sharing empathy is a central concept and key component in the process of developing STS among nurses [21]. Although empathy is a core therapeutic technique in nursing care, however, empathy may transfer trauma feelings from victims to nurses.…”

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Factors Associated with Secondary Traumatic Stress among Emergency Nurses: An Integrative Review

Ratrout¹,

Hamdan‐Mansour²

2017

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Background: Emergency nurses are exposed to traumatized patients as part of their job. Secondary exposure to trauma may lead to traumatic stress similar to those experienced by the primary victim. Emergency nurses develop secondary traumatic stress symptoms more than other nurses due to nature of emergency departments. The consequences of secondary traumatic stress can be noticed at personal, interpersonal, or organizational level. Objectives: This integrative review aimed to explore the literature on the factors attenuate or enhance occurrence of secondary traumatic stress among emergency nurses, to identify these factors, and to provide recommendations for research in the field. Method: An integrative literature review of quantitative and qualitative studies on secondary traumatic stress in emergency nurses were published in English language between 2000 and 2017 through the following data bases: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), ProQuest, Medline, PubMed, Google Scholar, SAGE Journals, Wiley on Line Library, Science Direct and EBSCOhost Sources. Results: The review identified that factors associated with secondary traumatic stress can be classified into personal and organizational factors. Findings on personal factors such as age, gender, and experience are controversial, whereas organizational factors such as trauma case load and perceived organizational support were found to predict traumatic stress more than the personal factors. Conclusions: Emergency nurses are at risk to develop traumatic stress and need to be aware to the contributing factors in order to maintain their well being. Further research is required to explore the factors enhance or attenuate occurrence of secondary traumatic stress.

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“…Additional contextual aspects have also been identified as contributing to a perception of trauma. Events where midwives were unable to locate a physician to perform a caesarean section (Beck, LoGiudice & Gable, 2015), or where the care provided by another professional was perceived as overly forceful (Beck & Gable, 2012;Beck, LoGiudice & Gable, 2015) were reported as traumatic, contributing to feelings of helplessness. Fewer years of professional experience has also been implicated (Beck & Gable, 2012).…”

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“…Knowledge of the types of obstetric events most frequently reported as traumatic by staff is limited but include fetal demise or neonatal death, shoulder dystocia, maternal death and infant resuscitation (Beck, 2013;Beck & Gable, 2012;Beck, LoGiudice & Gable, 2015). Additional contextual aspects have also been identified as contributing to a perception of trauma.…”

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What are the characteristics of perinatal events perceived to be traumatic by midwives?

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ObjectiveThere is potential for midwives to indirectly experience events whilst providing clinical care that fulfil criteria for trauma. This research aimed to investigate the characteristics of events perceived as traumatic by UK midwives. Methods:As part of a postal questionnaire survey conducted between December 2011 and April 2012, midwives (n= 421) who had witnessed and/or listened to an account of an event and perceived this as traumatic for themselves provided a written description of their experience. A traumatic perinatal event was defined as occurring during labour or shortly after birth where the midwife perceived the mother or her infant to be at risk, and they (the midwife) had experienced fear, helplessness or horror in response. Descriptions of events were analysed using thematic analysis.Witnessed (W; n= 299) and listened to (H; n= 383) events were analysed separately and collated to identify common and distinct themes across both types of exposure. Findings:Six themes were identified, each with subthemes. Five themes were identified in both witnessed and listened to accounts and one was salient to witnessed accounts only. Themes indicated that events were characterised as severe, unexpected and complex. They involved aspects relating to the organisational context; typically limited or delayed access to resources or personnel. There were aspects relating to parents, such as having an existing relationship with the parents, and negative perceptions of the conduct of colleagues. Traumatic events had a common theme of generating feelings of responsibility and blame Finally for witnessed events those that were perceived as traumatic sometimes held personal salience, so resonated in some way with the midwife's own life experience Key conclusions:Midwives are exposed to events as part of their work that they may find traumatic.Understanding the characteristics of the events that may trigger this perception may facilitate prevention of any associated distress and inform the development of supportive interventions.

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A Mixed Methods Study of Secondary Traumatic Stress in Labor and Delivery Nurses

Cited by 135 publications

References 18 publications

Moving beyond disrespect and abuse: addressing the structural dimensions of obstetric violence

Moving beyond disrespect and abuse: addressing the structural dimensions of obstetric violence

Factors Associated with Secondary Traumatic Stress among Emergency Nurses: An Integrative Review

What are the characteristics of perinatal events perceived to be traumatic by midwives?

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