Midwifery students witnessing violence during labour and birth and their attitudes towards supporting normal labour: A cross-sectional survey
Bettina E.F. Schoene, Claudia Oblasser, Kathrin Stoll, Mechthild M. Groß
Abstract
• Midwifery students: • observe both, midwives and physicians, perpetrating violence towards labouring women. • suffer because of their experiences with symptoms of acute and posttraumatic stress. • consider dropping out of training due to their experiences and distress. • may need access to professional support to cope with the experiences. • Low-intervention births/individual care may reduce violence towards labouring women. • Communication plays a key role in avoiding violence towards labouring women.
Topics & Concepts
Intervention (counseling)Maternity careCross-sectional studyDistressPsychologyMedicineNursingPsychological distressLabour wardObstetricsPregnancyClinical psychologyPsychiatryAnxietyHealth carePolitical sciencePathologyGeneticsLawBiologyMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsObesity and Health PracticesHealthcare Systems and Challenges