ArticleEuropean journal of midwifery2022
Burnout among midwives and attitudes toward midwifery: A cross-sectional study from Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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- Lack of autonomy and professional recognition as major factors for burnout in midwives: A systematic mixed-method review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of group clinical supervision on the burnout levels among midwives: a cluster randomised controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Trial
- Burnout among Polish midwives: mediating role of satisfaction and dispositional optimism.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Exploring the link between physician burnout and intentions to retire early.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Predictors of nutritional health risks among midwives in the context of midwifery work.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Exploring AI-personalized visualization of the safe place in virtual reality versus imagination of the safe place for stress, burnout, and relaxation in psychotherapists: a case series.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- The impact of patient death on the risk of developing occupational burnout in midwives a preliminary cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Prevalence of burnout and associated factors among midwives, 2023: institution-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Silent Tears of Midwives: 'I Want Every Mother Who Gives Birth to Have Her Baby Alive'-A Narrative Inquiry of Midwives Experiences of Very Early Neonatal Death from Tanzania.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionMidwifery services are a cornerstone of maternal care, but the mental health of midwives is at risk in many work settings. The aim of this study was to assess burnout and attitudes toward midwifery among midwives in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
methodsA cross-sectional online survey among midwives was conducted from 16 October to 10 December 2017. Burnout was assessed using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI).
resultsA total of 602 survey respondents were studied; 48.3%, 38.2%, and 23.3% of midwives reported moderate or high (CBI score ≥50) levels of personal burnout, work-related burnout, and client-related burnout, respectively. Midwives with moderate or high burnout in at least one CBI dimension worked more weekly hours, were more commonly employed, and worked more frequently in the hospital. In turn, midwives with low burnout levels worked fewer weekly hours, more commonly freelance, and more frequently community based (all p<0.001). Moderate or high burnout levels were associated with a reduced likelihood to recommend midwifery as a profession (OR=0.34; 95% CI: 0.23-0.49) and an increased likelihood to intent leaving the profession (OR=3.39; 95% CI: 2.0-5.9) in a multivariable regression adjusting for midwife characteristics and work practices.
conclusionsBurnout symptoms were common among midwives. Burnout could be a health risk for midwives and a challenge to the profession by discouraging present and future midwives from practicing midwifery.
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