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dc.contributor.authorKuliukas, Lesley
dc.contributor.authorHauck, Yvonne
dc.contributor.authorSweet, L.
dc.contributor.authorVasilevski, V.
dc.contributor.authorHomer, C.
dc.contributor.authorWynter, K.
dc.contributor.authorWilson, A.
dc.contributor.authorSzabo, R.
dc.contributor.authorBradfield, Zoe
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-29T01:12:00Z
dc.date.available2022-11-29T01:12:00Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationKuliukas, L. and Hauck, Y. and Sweet, L. and Vasilevski, V. and Homer, C. and Wynter, K. and Wilson, A. et al. 2021. A cross sectional study of midwifery students’ experiences of COVID-19: Uncertainty and expendability. Nurse Education in Practice. 51: ARTN 102988.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89726
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.nepr.2021.102988
dc.description.abstract

The impact of COVID-19 on midwifery students is anticipated to be multi-faceted. Our aim was to explore Australian midwifery students' experiences of providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a cross-sectional study 147 students were recruited through social media. Data were collected through an online survey and semi-structured interviews. Surveys were analysed using descriptive statistics; interviews and open text responses were interpreted through qualitative analysis. Findings revealed students found communication from hospitals and universities to be confusing, inconsistent and they relied on mass media and each other to remain updated. Moving to online learning and being isolated from peers made learning difficult. During clinical placements, students felt expendable in terms of their value and contribution, reflected in essential equipment such as personal protective equipment not always being available to them. Witnessing perceived compromised midwifery care increased students' emotional burden, while personal household responsibilities and financial concerns were problematic. One silver lining witnessed was women's appreciation of an improved ‘babymoon’, with fewer visitors, allowing uninterrupted time to establish breastfeeding and connection with their baby. Findings may guide management of midwifery education during future pandemics or health crises for universities and hospitals.

dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subjectMidwifery students
dc.subjectMidwife
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectClinical experiences
dc.subjectMidwifery education
dc.subjectPandemic
dc.subjectMENTAL-HEALTH-CARE
dc.titleA cross sectional study of midwifery students’ experiences of COVID-19: Uncertainty and expendability
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume51
dcterms.source.issn1471-5953
dcterms.source.titleNurse Education in Practice
dc.date.updated2022-11-29T01:11:47Z
curtin.departmentCurtin School of Nursing
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidBradfield, Zoe [0000-0002-1013-0461]
curtin.contributor.orcidKuliukas, Lesley [0000-0002-4585-8209]
curtin.contributor.orcidHauck, Yvonne [0000-0003-0206-2777]
curtin.identifier.article-numberARTN 102988
dcterms.source.eissn1873-5223
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridKuliukas, Lesley [35194149900]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridHauck, Yvonne [6701913640]


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