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Nyutexaminerade barnmorskors upplevelser av smittskyddssäkerheten för sig och sina patienter på förlossningar under Covid-19 pandemin i Sverige: En intervjustudie
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Newly graduated midwives’ experiences of infection prevention safety for themselves and their patients at births during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden : An interview study (English)
Abstract [sv]

Introduktion: Nästan 6,5 miljoner människor har mist sina liv i Covid-19. Barnmorskan har stöd i lagen att ha en säker arbetsplats och ska inte bli smittad av Covid-19 på arbetsplatsen. Patienten har stöd i lagen och ska inte bli smittad av Covid-19 på sjukhuset. Barnmorskan ska ge patienten en säker vård och arbetsgivaren har en skyldighet att verktyg finns till detta. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva hur barnmorskor upplevde smittskyddssäkerheten för sig och sina patienter på förlossningar under Covid-19 pandemin i Sverige. Metod: Intervjustudie med 6 barnmorskor på förlossningar. Innehållsanalys med manifesttolkning. Resultat: Barnmorskor har upplevt att de varit oskyddade på sin arbetsplats för de har inte haft en säker skyddsutrustning eller tillgång till en säker skyddsutrustning. De har inte upplevt att munskydd och visir kommer att skydda dem mot Covid-19. Barnmorskor har inte upplevt att patienterna varit skyddade då det inte funnits en säker skyddsutrustning, man har inte testat alla, friska och sjuka patienter har inte separerats. Barnmorskor har inte upplevt stöd från chefer för att kunnage en säker vård. Brister i smittskyddssäkerheten har skapat etiska dilemman där barnmorskor varit rädda för att bli smittade eller för att smitta patienterna. De har tvivlat gällande sitt yrkesval då deras hälsa riskeras. Slutsats: Barnmorskor måste få tillgång till en säker skyddsutrustning. Barnmorskor måste få tillgång till verktyg såsom, testning, kohortvård, separera friska och sjuka patienter så att de kan ge patienterna en säker vård. Staten måste bidra till organisationers och samhällets health literacy. Chefer måste stötta barnmorskor att bedriva en säker vård.

Abstract [en]

Introduction: Almost 6.5 million people have lost their lives to COVID-19. The midwife has support in the law to have a safe workplace and must not be infected by COVID-19 in the workplace. The patient has support in the law and should not be infected by COVID-19 when they need care in the hospital. The midwife must provide the patient with safe care and the employer has an obligation to provide the midwife with tools for this. Aim: The aim was to describe how midwives experienced the safety of infection control for themselves and for their patients during deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. Methods: Interview study with 6 midwives at births. Content analysis with manifest interpretation. Results: Midwives have experienced that they were unprotected in their workplace because they did nothave safe protective equipment. They have not experienced that mouth guards and visors will protect them against COVID-19. Midwives did not feel that the patients were protected as there was no safe protective equipment, everyone was not tested, healthy and sick patients were not separated. Midwives have not experienced support from managers to be able to provide safecare. Shortcomings in infection prevention safety have created ethical dilemmas where midwives have been afraid of becoming infected or of infecting the patients. They have doubts about their choice of profession as their health is at risk. Conclusion: Midwives must have access to safe protective equipment and a safe workplace. Midwives must have access to tools such as, testing, cohort care, separating healthy and sick patients so they can provide patients with safe care. The state must contribute to the health literacy of organizations and society. Managers must support midwives to provide safe care.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 48
Keywords [en]
COVID-19, personal protective equipment, ethics moral distress, patient safety, working environment
Keywords [sv]
COVID-19, personlig skyddsutrustning, etisk moralisk stress, patientsäkerhet, arbetsmiljö
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Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-22212OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-22212DiVA, id: diva2:1731895
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Public Health Science
Educational program
Public Health Science: Infection Prevention and Control - Master’s Programme 60 ECTS
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Available from: 2023-01-30 Created: 2023-01-30 Last updated: 2023-01-30Bibliographically approved

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