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Midwifery in the Time of COVID-19: An Exploratory Study from the Perspectives of Community Midwives.
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- Midwives' experience of telehealth and remote care: a systematic mixed methods review.BMJ open · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on working conditions of maternity staff - a scoping review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- The role of nurses, midwives, and doulas on breastfeeding: changes during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionAn increasing number of people in the United States are choosing to give birth in a community setting. There is anecdotal evidence that interest in community birth further increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to explore the needs, barriers, and successes of community midwifery during COVID-19 and how these experiences can inform future efforts to support and sustain community-based midwifery.
methodsThis qualitative study used semi-structured interviews conducted online with 11 community midwives from the greater Seattle area who were practicing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interviews were transcribed verbatim from audio recordings. Transcripts were analyzed using deductive and inductive coding.
resultsParticipants all reported challenges navigating COVID-19-related changes, such as implementing personal protective equipment, using telehealth, and limiting support people at births. Although participants saw an increased interest in their services, the increase in uncompensated labor contributed to burnout. Many participants described regularly encountering stigma and misperceptions about community midwifery when their patients transferred to hospitals, which occurred more often among clients who chose midwifery primarily because of COVID-19 concerns. Community midwives expressed a desire to increase interprofessional collaboration with hospitals to sustain the future of community midwifery.
conclusionsThe experiences of community midwives practicing during the COVID-19 pandemic indicate strategies to reduce burnout and support community midwifery during the pandemic, natural disasters, and beyond. These strategies include improved interprofessional collaboration and higher reimbursement rates.
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