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  • Wahlberg, Åsa,1973-Uppsala universitet,Obstetrisk och reproduktiv hälsoforskning,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden (author)

Self-reported exposure to severe events on the labour ward among Swedish midwives and obstetricians : A cross-sectional retrospective study

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  • LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:uu-344013
  • https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-344013URI
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.10.009DOI
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  • BACKGROUND: The process of delivery entails potentially traumatic events in which the mother or child becomes injured or dies. Midwives and obstetricians are sometimes responsible for these events and can be negatively affected by them as well as by the resulting investigation or complaints procedure (clinical negligence).OBJECTIVE: To assess the self-reported exposure rate of severe events among midwives and obstetricians on the delivery ward and the cumulative risk by professional years and subsequent investigations and complaints.DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey.PARTICIPANTS: Members of the Swedish Association of Midwives (SFB) and the Swedish Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (SFOG).METHODS: A questionnaire covering demographic characteristics, experiences of self-reported severe events on the delivery ward, and complaints of medical negligence was developed. Potential consequences of the complaint was not reported. A severe event was defined as: 1) the death of an infant due to delivery-related causes during childbirth or while on the neonatal ward; 2) an infant being severely asphyxiated or injured at delivery; 3) maternal death; 4) very severe or life threatening maternal morbidity; or 5) other stressful events during delivery, such as exposure to violence or aggression.RESULTS: The response rate was 39.9% (n=1459) for midwives and 47.1% (n=706) for obstetricians. Eighty-four percent of the obstetricians and almost 71% of responding midwives had experienced one or more self-reported severe obstetric event with detrimental consequences for the woman or the new-born. Fourteen percent of the midwives and 22.4% of the obstetricians had faced complaints of medical negligence from the patient or the family of the patient.CONCLUSIONS: A considerable proportion of midwives and obstetricians will, in the course of their working life, experience severe obstetric events in which the mother or the new-born is injured or dies. Preparedness for such exposure should be part of the training, as should managerial and peer support for those in need. This could prevent serious consequences for the health care professionals involved and their subsequent careers.

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  • Andreen Sachs, MagnaKarolinska Institutet (author)
  • Bergh Johannesson, Kerstin,1949-Uppsala universitet,Psykiatri, Akademiska sjukhuset(Swepub:uu)kebjo172 (author)
  • Hallberg, GunillaUppsala universitet,Gynekologisk endokrinologi,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden(Swepub:uu)gunihall (author)
  • Jonsson, Maria,1966-Uppsala universitet,Klinisk obstetrik,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Akademiska Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden(Swepub:uu)marjo155 (author)
  • Skoog Svanberg, Agneta,1958-Uppsala universitet,Reproduktiv hälsa(Swepub:uu)agssv172 (author)
  • Högberg, Ulf,1949-Uppsala universitet,Obstetrisk och reproduktiv hälsoforskning(Swepub:uu)ulfho102 (author)
  • Uppsala universitetObstetrisk och reproduktiv hälsoforskning (creator_code:org_t)

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