02 December 2017 02 Dec 2017

Vicarious birth trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder: Preparing and protecting student midwives

The focus of the theoretical aspect of the first year of the pre-registration midwifery programme is on low risk and physiological birth; however, the clinical area is dynamic and unpredictable in nature, and so, in reality, student midwives may be witness to traumatic events from day 1 of their clinical practice