Well-being of health workers providing maternal and newborn care: A qualitative evidence synthesis

Abstract

Health workers providing maternal and newborn care can experience burnout and emotional distress, which harms their well-being and, consequently, their ability to deliver respectful care. The World Health Organization (WHO) Compendium on respectful maternal and newborn care identifies health workers’ well-being as a critical area for intervention, but no specific definition or domains of well-being exist for this group. We conducted a qualitative evidence synthesis to synthesise key domains of well-being for health workers providing maternal and newborn care, by exploring health workers’ perceptions and experiences about their well-being. We searched MEDLINE, CINAHL and MIDIRS from 2010 to 2..