Ošetřovatelské perspektivy 2019, 2(2):65-80 | DOI: 10.25142/osp.2019.015

STRESS AND BURNOUT IN THE PROFESSION OF MIDWIVES

Daniela Nedvědová1
1 Ústav ošetřovatelství, Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě, Slezská univerzita v Opavě

Background: Midwifery is a beautiful but stressful profession. In combination with negative factors, midwives may impair their subjective well-being and mental health. This is manifested by stress and burnout in midwives.

Aim: The aim of this work was to create an review of factors that lead to stress and burnout in the profession of midwives. Design of the study was chosen literature review.

Methods: Only full texts of professional articles published in English in 2017–2018 were included in the literature review and presented the results of studies related to stress and burnout syndrome specifically in midwives only; not other healthcare professionals. The source of the data were foreign, professional licensed electronic databases CINAHL, Science Direct, Wiley Library Online. Of the original 95 studies, 86 were discarded and 9 relevant studies were included in the literature review at the final stage.

Results: It is clear from the results of the literature review that a number of negative factors contribute to the development of stress and burnout in the profession of midwives. These factors have a negative impact on midwifery job satisfaction. Negative factors include lack of professional recognition and appreciation, insufficient support from management or colleagues, lack of career development opportunities, shift work, long working hours, insufficient staffing, high workloads and low autonomy of midwives.

Conclusion: The literature review presents factors contributing to stress in the midwifery profession and leading to burnout. The stress and burnout then contribute to the job dissatisfaction of midwives. This may have a negative effect on the quality of the care provided by midwives. Nursing managers should focus on identifying these factors and then take action to remedy them.

Keywords: stress, burnout, midwives

Received: November 15, 2019; Revised: January 7, 2020; Accepted: January 21, 2020; Published: April 7, 2020  Show citation

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