title: The pain that binds us: midwives' experiences of loss and adverse outcomes around the world.
abstract: Although much has been written about helping women and their families cope with loss related to childbearing, little exists in the literature to guide and support the midwives who witness these losses. We conducted qualitative interviews globally with 22 midwives from nations located on six different continents to begin exploring common themes of experiences and coping methods of midwives involved in adverse perinatal outcomes. The concept of critical incident stress (CIS) is presented as a framework for understanding practitioner reactions that occur after adverse outcomes. Implications for practice, education, and continued research are addressed.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA. mccoolwf@nursing.upenn.edu
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McCool
authors.forename: Mamie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guidera
authors.forename: Morghan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stenson
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dauphinee
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008880:Midwifery / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome