Factors that may influence midwives work-related stress and burnout

Mollart, Lyndall; Skinner, Virginia; Newing, Carol; Foureur, Maralyn

doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2011.08.002

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“…Some midwives have been known to experience a lack of peer support, shame, fear in disclosure, and punitive and apathetic responses to psychological distress in the work place (Mollart, Skinner et al 2013, Hood, Fenwick et al 2010, Young, Smythe et al 2015, Crowther, Hunter et al 2016. Some maternity workplace cultures have also seen the development of hierarchical, uncivil and toxic working environments, where it can be challenging for midwives to find or invest in trusting relationships (Begley 2002, Hutchinson 2014, Davies, Coldridge 2015.…”

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The case for developing an online intervention to support midwives in work-related psychological distress

Pezaro

2016

British Journal of Midwifery

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Background: Midwives experience episodes of work-related psychological distress owing to the emotionally difficult and traumatic work environments they endure. There is a need to develop interventions to effectively support midwives, as the wellbeing of midwives can be directly correlated with the quality and safety of maternity care. Aims: This project aims to make the case for the development of an online support intervention, designed to effectively support midwives in distress. Methods: Literature reviews were conducted, and midwives and other subject experts were recruited to participate in a Delphi study via a research blog. Findings: Following literature reviews and a structured consultation with 66 participants, it was found that the development of an online intervention designed to support midwives with work-related psychological distress should prioritise confidentiality and anonymity, along with 24-hour mobile access and a range of other components. Conclusions: This research makes the case for the development of an online intervention designed to support midwives in work-related psychological distress. The author invites all midwives to support and follow ongoing research in this area via The Academic Midwife page on Facebook.

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The case for developing an online intervention to support midwives in work-related psychological distress

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2016

British Journal of Midwifery

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“…prolonged periods of stress [40][41][42] . This is significant as a prolonged exposure to occupational 89 stress can result in significant physical symptoms as well as poor self-care, and may also 90 impact upon a midwife's family life [43][44][45] .…”

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‘Midwives Overboard!’ Inside their hearts are breaking, their makeup may be flaking but their smile still stays on

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“…It is well known that midwives have a high level of burnout compared with the general population [3] [4] [5], and are historically likely to be in a state of burnout [29]. Comparing the level of burnout among eight countries, Japanese staff nurses had higher levels of exhaustion and cynicism, and a lower level of professional efficacy than those in other countries [30].…”

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“…Midwives working in maternity and labor wards have been shown to experience high levels of burnout and emotional stress [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]. Burnout from working has been used previously to assess workers' negative mental condition [6].…”

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Relationship of High Work Engagement among Staff Midwives with Their Immediate Superiors’ Burnout on Maternity and Labor Wards in Japan

Emiko¹,

Inoue²,

Ohashi³

2017

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Introduction: Mental conditions for work among workers are related to clinical performance and influenced by colleagues within the same workplace. The aim of study was to examine the work engagement and burnout of staff midwives working on maternity and labor wards and to determine the factors related to high work engagement of staff midwives, including their immediate superiors' work engagement and burnout. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was employed in Japan. Questionnaires were distributed to 452 midwives/nurses working on maternity and labor wards of 20 hospitals and responses from 96 staff midwives and 17 of their immediate superiors were analyzed. Work engagement and burnout (exhaustion, cynicism, and professional efficacy) were assessed by the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, respectively. To examine the association of work engagement among staff midwives with their ages, marital status and work engagement and burnout of their superiors, logistic regression analysis was conducted. Results: Immediate superiors showed significantly higher level of work engagement than staff midwives, while there was no difference in the burnout. High work engagement of staff midwives was significantly correlated with the professional efficacy (AOR 1.93, 95% CI 1.12 -3.33) and cynicism (AOR 2.01, 95% CI, 1.04 -3.90) of their immediate superiors. There was no correlation of work engagement between them. Conclusions: High work engagement of staff midwives was correlated to high professional efficacy and cynicism of their immediate superiors, suggesting that there might be crossover effects on mental conditions for work between staff midwives and their immediate superiors.

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Factors that may influence midwives work-related stress and burnout

Cited by 138 publications

References 23 publications

The case for developing an online intervention to support midwives in work-related psychological distress

The case for developing an online intervention to support midwives in work-related psychological distress

‘Midwives Overboard!’ Inside their hearts are breaking, their makeup may be flaking but their smile still stays on

Relationship of High Work Engagement among Staff Midwives with Their Immediate Superiors’ Burnout on Maternity and Labor Wards in Japan

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