Midwives speaking out on COVID-19: The international confederation of midwives global survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternity services around the world have been disrupted since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) representing one hundred and forty-three professional midwifery associations across the world sought to understand the impact of the pandemic on women and midwives.

Aim

The aim of this study was to understand the global impact of COVID-19 from the point of view of midwives' associations.

Methods

A descriptive cross-sectional survey using an on-line questionnaire was sent via email to every midwives' association member of ICM.

Survey instrument

The survey was developed and tested by a small global team of midwife researchers and clinicians. It consisted of 106 questions divided into seven discreet secti

SUBMITTER: Hartz DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9629587 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature