Caring for the carers: Ensuring the provision of quality maternity care during a global pandemic.

Wilson, AN; Ravaldi, C; Scoullar, MJL; Vogel, JP; Szabo, RA; Fisher, JRW; Homer, CSE

Caring for the carers: Ensuring the provision of quality maternity care during a global pandemic.

Wilson, AN Ravaldi, C Scoullar, MJL Vogel, JP Szabo, RA Fisher, JRW Homer, CSE

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Publisher:: Elsevier BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, 2021, 34, (3), pp. 206-209
Issue Date:: 2021-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Wilson, AN
dc.contributor.author	Ravaldi, C
dc.contributor.author	Scoullar, MJL
dc.contributor.author	Vogel, JP
dc.contributor.author	Szabo, RA
dc.contributor.author	Fisher, JRW
dc.contributor.author	Homer, CSE
dc.date.accessioned	2021-09-13T01:46:01Z
dc.date.available	2020-03-26
dc.date.available	2021-09-13T01:46:01Z
dc.date.issued	2021-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, 2021, 34, (3), pp. 206-209
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dc.description.abstract	The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting health systems worldwide. Maternity care providers must continue their core business in caring and supporting women, newborns and their families whilst also adapting to a rapidly changing health system environment. This article provides an overview of important considerations for supporting the emotional, mental and physical health needs of maternity care providers in the context of the unprecedented crisis that COVID-19 presents. Cooperation, planning ahead and adequate availability of PPE is critical. Thinking about the needs of maternity providers to prevent stress and burnout is essential. Emotional and psychological support needs to be available throughout the response. Prioritising food, rest and exercise are important. Healthcare workers are every country's most valuable resource and maternity providers need to be supported to provide the best quality care they can to women and newborns in exceptionally trying circumstances.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
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dc.subject	11 Medical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Stress, Psychological
dc.subject.mesh	Burnout, Professional
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Infant, Newborn
dc.subject.mesh	Caregivers
dc.subject.mesh	Health Personnel
dc.subject.mesh	Maternal Health Services
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Health Care
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
dc.subject.mesh	Personal Protective Equipment
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	SARS-CoV-2
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Burnout, Professional
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	Caregivers
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Health Personnel
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Infant, Newborn
dc.subject.mesh	Maternal Health Services
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
dc.subject.mesh	Personal Protective Equipment
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Health Care
dc.subject.mesh	SARS-CoV-2
dc.subject.mesh	Stress, Psychological
dc.title	Caring for the carers: Ensuring the provision of quality maternity care during a global pandemic.
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting health systems worldwide. Maternity care providers must continue their core business in caring and supporting women, newborns and their families whilst also adapting to a rapidly changing health system environment. This article provides an overview of important considerations for supporting the emotional, mental and physical health needs of maternity care providers in the context of the unprecedented crisis that COVID-19 presents. Cooperation, planning ahead and adequate availability of PPE is critical. Thinking about the needs of maternity providers to prevent stress and burnout is essential. Emotional and psychological support needs to be available throughout the response. Prioritising food, rest and exercise are important. Healthcare workers are every country's most valuable resource and maternity providers need to be supported to provide the best quality care they can to women and newborns in exceptionally trying circumstances.

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