Stress-coping styles of midwives providing maternity care to Ukrainian migrant women in Poland after the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

Midwifery Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2025.104464

Beata Szlendak , Barbara Baranowska , Ilona Nenko , Nina Sahraoui , Urszula Tataj-Puzyna , Anna Durka , Maria Węgrzynowska

{"title":"Stress-coping styles of midwives providing maternity care to Ukrainian migrant women in Poland after the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine","authors":"Beata Szlendak , Barbara Baranowska , Ilona Nenko , Nina Sahraoui , Urszula Tataj-Puzyna , Anna Durka , Maria Węgrzynowska","doi":"10.1016/j.midw.2025.104464","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Problem</h3><div>The type of the stress-coping styles used by the healthcare providers is associated with their level of stress, health outcomes and risks of work-related burnout.</div></div><div><h3>Background</h3><div>The war in Ukraine and following it increased migration has led to an increased workload for health professionals in Poland, both due to the increased number of women seeking care and the additional time needed to care for migrant women.</div></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><div>The aim of this study was to describe the stress-coping styles used by midwives in Poland in while carrying for Ukrainian migrant women.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Five focus group interviews with a total of 32 midwives who cared for migrants from Ukraine after the outbreak of the full-scale war were conducted between March and June 2023.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>In order to cope with the difficulties, midwives took actions that fit into the task-oriented style of coping with stress, including 1. mobilization and participation in aid; 2. striving for effective communication and 3. providing support and education.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>Midwives who participated in the study experienced stress due to increased workload, which was intensified by a feeling of lack of system support. The empathy enabled them to effectively cope with the emotional challenges in this challenging situation. .</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Midwives’ ability to effectively cope with stress, mainly through a task-oriented style increased their chances of offering high-quality maternity care. These underscore the importance of support for medical personnel and the need for further research to develop effective strategies for coping with stress in crisis situations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18495,"journal":{"name":"Midwifery","volume":"148 ","pages":"Article 104464"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Midwifery","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266613825001822","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Problem

The type of the stress-coping styles used by the healthcare providers is associated with their level of stress, health outcomes and risks of work-related burnout.

Background

The war in Ukraine and following it increased migration has led to an increased workload for health professionals in Poland, both due to the increased number of women seeking care and the additional time needed to care for migrant women.

Aim

The aim of this study was to describe the stress-coping styles used by midwives in Poland in while carrying for Ukrainian migrant women.

Methods

Five focus group interviews with a total of 32 midwives who cared for migrants from Ukraine after the outbreak of the full-scale war were conducted between March and June 2023.

Findings

In order to cope with the difficulties, midwives took actions that fit into the task-oriented style of coping with stress, including 1. mobilization and participation in aid; 2. striving for effective communication and 3. providing support and education.

Discussion

Midwives who participated in the study experienced stress due to increased workload, which was intensified by a feeling of lack of system support. The empathy enabled them to effectively cope with the emotional challenges in this challenging situation. .

Conclusion

Midwives’ ability to effectively cope with stress, mainly through a task-oriented style increased their chances of offering high-quality maternity care. These underscore the importance of support for medical personnel and the need for further research to develop effective strategies for coping with stress in crisis situations.

查看原文本刊更多论文

乌克兰全面战争爆发后，在波兰为乌克兰移民妇女提供产科护理的助产士的压力应对方式

医疗保健提供者使用的压力应对方式的类型与他们的压力水平、健康结果和与工作有关的倦怠风险有关。乌克兰的战争以及随之而来的移徙人数增加导致波兰卫生专业人员的工作量增加，这既是因为寻求护理的妇女人数增加，也是因为照顾移徙妇女需要更多的时间。目的本研究的目的是描述波兰助产士在乌克兰移民妇女分娩时使用的压力应对方式。方法在2023年3月至6月期间，对32名在全面战争爆发后照顾乌克兰移民的助产士进行了5次焦点小组访谈。为了应对困难，助产士采取了符合任务导向的应对压力方式的行动，包括1。动员和参与援助；2. 3.努力进行有效的沟通；提供支持和教育。参与研究的助产士由于工作量增加而感到压力，而缺乏系统支持的感觉又加剧了这种压力。结论助产士有效应对压力的能力，主要是通过任务导向的方式，增加了他们提供高质量产科护理的机会。这些都强调了支持医务人员的重要性和进一步研究的必要性，以便制定在危机情况下应对压力的有效战略。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Midwifery 医学-护理

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

7.40%

发文量

221

审稿时长

13.4 weeks

期刊介绍： Midwifery publishes the latest peer reviewed international research to inform the safety, quality, outcomes and experiences of pregnancy, birth and maternity care for childbearing women, their babies and families. The journal’s publications support midwives and maternity care providers to explore and develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes informed by best available evidence. Midwifery provides an international, interdisciplinary forum for the publication, dissemination and discussion of advances in evidence, controversies and current research, and promotes continuing education through publication of systematic and other scholarly reviews and updates. Midwifery articles cover the cultural, clinical, psycho-social, sociological, epidemiological, education, managerial, workforce, organizational and technological areas of practice in preconception, maternal and infant care. The journal welcomes the highest quality scholarly research that employs rigorous methodology. Midwifery is a leading international journal in midwifery and maternal health with a current impact factor of 1.861 (© Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports 2016) and employs a double-blind peer review process.