Aim The aim of this study was to examine the nature of midwives' work-related stress and the
implications, if any, for midwives overall emotional well-being and career decisions …

Problem Midwifery practice is emotional and, at times, traumatic work. Cumulative exposure
to this, in an unsupportive environment can result in the development of psychological and …

Background Efforts to resolve the longstanding and growing staffing crisis in midwifery in the
United Kingdom have been hampered by very poor retention rates, with early career …

Previous research into midwifery has identified a number of potential sources of stress
without attempting to understand the variables that might contribute to it. The study sample …

Introduction: This study aimed to explore clinical life‐threatening childbirth situations, which
midwives perceive as extremely stressful, and to identify how midwives cope with those …

Introduction Professionally‐related stress among midwives has been demonstrated in a
global context to have deleterious effects on their professional, physical, and psychological …

Background Emotional distress in midwives contributes to high attrition. To safeguard
midwives' wellbeing, there is a need to identify the impact of workplace variables. Aim To …

This exploratory study set out to examine labour ward midwives' perceptions of stress. It
utilized a combination of two self‐report questionnaires, one devised by McGrath et al. and …

Problem Midwives are at high risk for burnout and occupational stress. This has implications
for workforce retention and quality of maternity care. Aim We set out to understand how …

Background Significant factors affecting the Australian maternity care context include an
ageing, predominantly part-time midwifery workforce, increasingly medicalised maternity …