The experience and impact of traumatic perinatal event experiences in midwives: A qualitative investigation

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 61-72

  Sheen, Kayleigh ^a   Spiby, Helen ^b,c   Slade, Pauline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indirect exposure to trauma; Midwives; Posttraumatic stress; Template analysis

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84955405602     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.10.003     Document Type: Article

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