TY - JOUR
T1 - Education in Trauma-Informed Care in Maternity Settings Can Promote Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
AU - Hall, Sue
AU - White, Amina
AU - Ballas, Jerasimos
AU - Saxton, Sage N.
AU - Dempsey, Allison
AU - Saxer, Karen
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of nor are they endorsed by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. government. The authors report no conflict of interest or relevant financial relationships. None.
Funding Information:
Supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of nor are they endorsed by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. government.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 AWHONN, the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - Globally, the pandemic has adversely affected many people's mental health, including pregnant women and clinicians who provide maternity care, and threatens to develop into a mental health pandemic. Trauma-informed care is a framework that takes into account the effect that past trauma can have on current behavior and the ability to cope and can help to minimize retraumatization during health care encounters. The purpose of this article is to highlight the pressing need for perinatal clinicians, including nurses, midwives, physicians, doulas, nurse leaders, and nurse administrators, to be educated about the principles of trauma-informed care so that they can support the mental health of pregnant women, themselves, and members of the care team during the pandemic.
AB - Globally, the pandemic has adversely affected many people's mental health, including pregnant women and clinicians who provide maternity care, and threatens to develop into a mental health pandemic. Trauma-informed care is a framework that takes into account the effect that past trauma can have on current behavior and the ability to cope and can help to minimize retraumatization during health care encounters. The purpose of this article is to highlight the pressing need for perinatal clinicians, including nurses, midwives, physicians, doulas, nurse leaders, and nurse administrators, to be educated about the principles of trauma-informed care so that they can support the mental health of pregnant women, themselves, and members of the care team during the pandemic.
KW - COVID-19
KW - health care disparities
KW - maternity care
KW - mental health
KW - nursing
KW - pandemic
KW - posttraumatic
KW - racial bias
KW - stress disorders
KW - trauma-informed care
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jogn.2020.12.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jogn.2020.12.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 33493462
AN - SCOPUS:85100531585
SN - 0884-2175
VL - 50
SP - 340
EP - 351
JO - JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
JF - JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
IS - 3
ER -