The impact of stillbirth on consultant obstetrician gynaecologists: a qualitative study

Nuzum, Daniel; Meaney, Sarah; O’Donoghue, Keelin

doi:10.1111/1471-0528.12695

Cited by 84 publications

(99 citation statements)

References 21 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Moreover, select providers sought to be agents of change in a struggling system. This research offers a unique contribution to the literature on healthcare worker coping and perinatal mortality as it is the first study to our knowledge to address this issue in a low-resource setting [1][2][3][4]. The inclusion of physicians and midwives is a noteworthy addition to this research.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

You have no Choice but to go on: How Physicians and Midwives in Ghana Cope with High Rates of Perinatal Death

Petrites

Mullan

Spangenberg

et al. 2016

Matern Child Health J

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objectives Healthcare providers in low-resource settings confront high rates of perinatal mortality. How providers cope with such challenges can affect their well-being and patient care; we therefore sought to understand how physicians and midwives make sense of and cope with these deaths. Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews with midwives, obstetrician-gynecologists, pediatricians and trainee physicians at a large teaching hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. Interviews focused on participants' coping strategies surrounding perinatal death. We identified themes from interview transcripts using qualitative content analysis. Results Thirty-six participants completed the study. Themes from the transcripts revealed a continuum of control/self-efficacy and engagement with the deaths. Providers demonstrated a commitment to push on with their work and provide the best care possible. In select cases, they described the transformative power of attitude and sought to be agents of change. Conclusions Physicians and midwives in a low-resource country in sub-Saharan Africa showed remarkable resiliency in coping with perinatal death. Still, future work should focus on training clinicians in coping and strengthening their self-efficacy and engagement.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Stillbirths and infant deaths can be particularly challenging, and have been shown to be stressful and traumatic for physicians, midwives and nurses [1][2][3][4][5]. However, the majority of this research is from high-income countries where these deaths occur relatively infrequently.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

You have no Choice but to go on: How Physicians and Midwives in Ghana Cope with High Rates of Perinatal Death

Petrites

Mullan

Spangenberg

et al. 2016

Matern Child Health J

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The participants represent an experience rather than a population (Smith et al 2009). Inclusion criteria were that the subjects were permanent consultant staff and provided care for parents following stillbirth (Nuzum et al 2014a).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The identity of participating consultants was known only to the researcher (DN) (Nuzum et al 2014a). …”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In both cases, an obstetrician is responsible for the formal diagnosis and communication of this devastating news. The experience of stillbirth has been identified as one of the most difficult personal and professional experiences for obstetricians raising issues of professional responsibility, blame and medico-legal fears (Gold et al 2008;Nuzum et al 2014a). …”

Section: Introduction/backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

The Place of Faith for Consultant Obstetricians Following Stillbirth: A Qualitative Exploratory Study

2015

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Stillbirth remains among the most challenging areas in obstetric practice. The objectives of this study were to explore the impact of stillbirth on the faith of obstetricians. Semi-structured in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with obstetricians focusing on the impact of stillbirth on their faith. Data were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Stillbirth was identified as one of the most difficult experiences, and most consultants were unable to engage with their personal beliefs when dealing with death at work. The major study themes were conflict of personal faith and incongruence between personal faith and professional practice. This study highlights a gap in how obstetricians see their own faith and feeling able to respond to the faith needs of bereaved parents. Participating obstetricians did not demonstrate that spirituality was an integrated part of their professional life.

show abstract

Intrauterine fetal demise

Berry

2018

Evidence‐based Obstetrics and Gynecology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The impact of stillbirth on consultant obstetrician gynaecologists: a qualitative study

Cited by 84 publications

References 21 publications

You have no Choice but to go on: How Physicians and Midwives in Ghana Cope with High Rates of Perinatal Death

You have no Choice but to go on: How Physicians and Midwives in Ghana Cope with High Rates of Perinatal Death

The Place of Faith for Consultant Obstetricians Following Stillbirth: A Qualitative Exploratory Study

Intrauterine fetal demise

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About