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Trauma-informed care education for midwives: Does education improve attitudes towards trauma-informed care?
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Trauma-informed care education for midwives: Does education improve attitudes towards trauma-informed care?

Trish Long, Christina Aggar and Sandra Grace
Midwifery, Vol.131, 103950
04/2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2024.103950
PMID: 38359645
Appears in  Recent Faculty of Health Publications

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Abstract

attitudes education Inservice training perinatal midwifery trauma informed care Nursing workforce Clinical health not elsewhere classified
Introduction Continuing education is important to improve midwives’ attitudes to trauma-informed care in addressing the needs of women during the perinatal period. This study aimed to evaluate if there was a significant difference in attitudes towards trauma-informed care between midwives who participated in a 2-day trauma-informed care education program and those who did not. Method A static group comparison design was adopted with a convenience sample of midwives to analyse differences in attitudes towards trauma-informed care between midwives who received a 2-day TIC education (n = 19, intervention group) and their peers who did not receive the education (n = 18, comparison group). Results The results suggest that midwives who participated in a 2-day trauma-informed care education program had significantly higher scores for positive attitudes towards trauma-informed care compared to those who did not take part in the program and that this effect was sustained at 6 months. Conclusion To minimise perinatal trauma for mothers and babies, midwives require specific trauma-informed care education. This study proposes that trauma-informed care education is a foundational pathway for implementing a trauma-informed care framework across a maternity service.

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