Abstract
Background
Some midwives experience work-related psychological distress. This can reduce the quality and safety of maternity services, yet there are few interventions to support midwives.
Aim
Our aim was to explore and voice the perceptions of new mothers in relation to the barriers to receiving high-quality maternity care, the psychological wellbeing of midwives and the development and evaluation of an online intervention designed to support them. GRIPP2 reporting checklists are also used to demonstrate how Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) works in research.
Methods
We used a co-design approach within a discussion group to collect qualitative data from 10 participants. A framework approach was used for analysis.
Findings
Unique findings include midwives crying, becoming emotional and seeking support from service users. Overall, seven PPI outcomes relating to intervention development and data collection were identified.
Conclusion
Maternity service improvement strategies may only be wholly effective once they appreciate an equal focus upon effective midwifery workplace support.
Some midwives experience work-related psychological distress. This can reduce the quality and safety of maternity services, yet there are few interventions to support midwives.
Aim
Our aim was to explore and voice the perceptions of new mothers in relation to the barriers to receiving high-quality maternity care, the psychological wellbeing of midwives and the development and evaluation of an online intervention designed to support them. GRIPP2 reporting checklists are also used to demonstrate how Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) works in research.
Methods
We used a co-design approach within a discussion group to collect qualitative data from 10 participants. A framework approach was used for analysis.
Findings
Unique findings include midwives crying, becoming emotional and seeking support from service users. Overall, seven PPI outcomes relating to intervention development and data collection were identified.
Conclusion
Maternity service improvement strategies may only be wholly effective once they appreciate an equal focus upon effective midwifery workplace support.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 659-669 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | British Journal of Midwifery |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Early online date | 3 Oct 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2018 |
Bibliographical note
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in British Journal of Midwifery, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.10.659.Funder
This work was supported by Research Design Service (RDS) West Midlands.Keywords
- Patient and public involvement
- PPI
- Midwifery
- Occupational Stress
- Co-design
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Health Professions
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Gemma Pearce
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