Moral and mental health challenges faced by maternity staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Psychol Trauma
; 12(S1): S141-S142, 2020 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-457382
ABSTRACT
The current COVID-19 pandemic places maternity staff at risk of engaging in clinical practice that may be in direct contravention with evidence; professional recommendations; or, more profoundly, deeply held ethical or moral beliefs and values, as services attempt to control the risk of cross-infection. Practice changes in some settings include reduction in personal contacts for tests, treatments and antenatal and postnatal care, exclusion of birth partners for labor and birth, separation of mother and baby in the immediate postnatal period, restrictions on breastfeeding, and reduced capacity for hands-on professional labor support through social distancing and use of personal protective equipment. These enforced changes may result in increasing levels of occupational moral injury that need to be addressed at both an organizational and a personal level. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Psychological Trauma
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Maternal Health Services
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Medical Staff
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Nursing Staff
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Occupational Diseases
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychol Trauma
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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