ArticleWomen and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives2022
Exploring the COVID-19 pandemic experience of maternity clinicians in a high migrant population and low COVID-19 prevalence country: A qualitative study.
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- Women's experience of perinatal support in a high migrant Australian population during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Reflective, pragmatic, and reactive decision-making by maternity service providers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic health system shock: a qualitative, grounded theory analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on risk of gestational diabetes and factors contributing to increased risk in a multiethnic population: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAustralia experienced a low prevalence of COVID-19 in 2020 compared to many other countries. However, maternity care has been impacted with hospital policy driven changes in practice. Little qualitative research has investigated maternity clinicians' perception of the impact of COVID-19 in a high-migrant population.
aimTo investigate maternity clinicians' perceptions of patient experience, service delivery and personal experience in a high-migrant population.
methodsWe conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with 14 maternity care clinicians in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Interviews were conducted from November to December 2020. A reflexive thematic approach was used for data analysis.
findingsA key theme in the data was 'COVID-19 related travel restrictions result in loss of valued family support for migrant families'. However, partners were often 'stepping-up' into the role of missing overseas relatives. The main theme in clinical care was a shift in healthcare delivery away from optimising patient care to a focus on preservation and safety of health staff. DISCUSSION: Clinicians were of the view migrant women were deeply affected by the loss of traditional support. However, the benefit may be the potential for greater gender equity and bonding opportunities for partners. Conflict with professional beneficence principles and values may result in bending rules when a disconnect exists between relaxed community health orders and restrictive hospital protocols during different phases of a pandemic.
conclusionThis research adds to the literature that migrant women require individualised culturally safe care because of the ongoing impact of loss of support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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