Trauma-informed care for perinatal women during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey of nurses and midwives in Turkey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is a paucity of evidence on the provision of trauma-informed care among nurses and midwives during the pandemic.Therefore, this online survey of Turkish nurses and midwives aimed to: describe reported maternal concerns and anxieties during the COVID-19 pandemic; and explore aspects of trauma-informed care for perinatal women during the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e., nurses' and midwives' knowledge, opinions, perceived competence, current practices, and implementation barriers).

Design

A cross-sectional descriptive survey design.

Setting and participants

A web-based survey conducted between June 2021 to December 2021. A total of 102 nurses and midwives comprised the final sample of this study.

Findings

The safety of COVID-19 vaccine was both the most

SUBMITTER: Salameh TN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9657894 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature