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The high degree of empathic identification which characterises the midwife-birthing parent relationship places midwives at particularly high risk of experiencing secondary traumatic stress. Kroonprinses Victoria, Stages Of Labor, Muscle Abdominal, Labor Delivery, Medical Drama, After Birth, After Giving Birth, Baby Center, Pelvic Floor

Compassion fatigue and burnout are common among all healthcare professionals, but midwives, in particular, can experience high levels of secondary traumatic stress. Yet, the emotional cost of caring goes largely unrecognised, leaving many midwives feeling emotionally divorced from their work or wanting to quit the profession altogether.

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