作者
Zoe Bradfield, Yvonne Hauck, Caroline SE Homer, Linda Sweet, Alyce N Wilson, Rebecca A Szabo, Karen Wynter, Vidanka Vasilevski, Lesley Kuliukas
发表日期
2022/5/1
期刊
Women and Birth
卷号
35
期号
3
页码范围
262-271
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Problem
The COVID-19 pandemic has required rapid and radical changes to the way maternity care is provided in many nations across the world.
Background
Midwives provide care to childbearing women across the continuum and are key members of the maternity workforce in Australia.
Aim
To explore and describe midwives’ experiences of providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
Methods
A two-phased cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted. Data were collected through an online survey and semi-structured interviews between May-June 2020.
Findings
Six hundred and twenty midwives responded to the online survey. Many reported a move to telehealth appointments. For labour care, 70% of midwives reported women had limited support; 77% indicated postnatal visiting was impacted. Five main themes were derived from the qualitative data including: coping with rapid and …
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