Midwives’ views and experiences of maternity care during COVID-19 in Ireland: A qualitative descriptive study
This study highlights the need to consider the impact of COVID-19 on midwives and maternity services now and in the future. As a priority, embedding strategies to support midwives to regain and sustain psychological and physical well-being, are required. Attending to these factors may aid in sustainable retention of the midwifery workforce, and, ultimately, act as protective factors for crises that could emerge, potentially, in the future.
Authors
- Sunita Panda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2308-1045)
- Paula Barry
- Valerie Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2249-6038)
- Nora Vallejo
- Deirdre O’Malley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1142-8817)
- Hazel Cazzini
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Science Foundation Ireland (IE)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital (IE)
- Dundalk Institute of Technology (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Midwifery
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2025.104428
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88