Left alone with the emotional surge – a qualitative study of midwives’ and obstetricians’ experiences of severe events on the labour ward

ConclusionsFacing severe obstetric events entails exposure to emotionally demanding situations and hence joint vulnerability. Midwives and obstetricians described a sense of loneliness and perceptions of insecurity regarding the organisational system, managers and colleagues, following a complex, severe event with a woman or her baby during childbirth.
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research