Recently Graduated Midwives Practicing in the Delivery Room
Conditions
Keywords
midwives, Work-related stress, delivery room
Brief summary
Work stress results from an imbalance between the worker's hopes and work's conditions. Midwifes are exposed to emergency situations (newborn distress, neonatal resuscitation, foetal abnormal heart rythm, delivery hemorrhage, …), which can cause stress and sometimes lead to burnout.
Detailed description
the aim of the study is to describe Work-related stress among recently graduated midwives practicing in the delivery room
Interventions
OTHERdata collection
Work-related stress evaluation
Sponsors
Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
* Midwives graduated for less than three years in France * Practicing in the delivery room * Whatever the duration of exercise in the delivery room * Agreeing to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
* No Agreeing to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Work-related stress | Day 0 | Work-related stress evaluated using Perceived Stress Scale (PPS10). PPS10 includes 10 items evaluating the degree to which an individual has perceived life as unpredictable, uncontrollable and overloading over the previous month. Each item is coded from 1 to 4 points: never, almost never, sometimes, fairly often and very often. The overall score ranges from 0 to 40 points. |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactBarbe Coralie, Dr
Backup ContactCURRS CURRS
Outcome results
None listed