Commentary - chronic moral distress among childbirth educators: is there a cure?
Childbirth educators who express frustration with the perceived lack of power in their practice may be suffering from moral distress. Although the impact of moral distress has not been thoroughly explored among health-care professionals, the topic is emerging as an important ethical concept. In this article, the concept of moral distress is explored, and suggestions are made for moving from moral distress to moral action.
MARILYN CURL is a member of the Lamaze International Board of Directors. She is also a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and a certified nurse-midwife currently employed as a labor and delivery nurse at a teaching hospital located in the U.S. Midwest.
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