The mental health and wellbeing of midwifery students: An integrative review

TY - JOUR

T1 - The mental health and wellbeing of midwifery students

T2 - An integrative review

AU - Oates, Jennifer

AU - Topping, Alice

AU - Arias, Teresa

AU - Charles, Penny

AU - Hunter, Caroline

AU - Watts, Kim

PY - 2019/5/1

Y1 - 2019/5/1

N2 - ?There is growing concern about the mental wellbeing of both midwives and university students.?This integrative review presents a summary of the evidence on the state of midwifery students? mental health and wellbeing.?There is insufficient evidence to define the ?state of? midwifery student mental health, when compared to other students or healthcare professionals.?Qualitative studies on the midwifery student experience report that experiences in both the academic and clinical setting impinge on student wellbeing, including lack of support from mentors and bullying by qualified staff.?Future research should focus on interventions, longitudinal and cross-site comparisons.

AB - ?There is growing concern about the mental wellbeing of both midwives and university students.?This integrative review presents a summary of the evidence on the state of midwifery students? mental health and wellbeing.?There is insufficient evidence to define the ?state of? midwifery student mental health, when compared to other students or healthcare professionals.?Qualitative studies on the midwifery student experience report that experiences in both the academic and clinical setting impinge on student wellbeing, including lack of support from mentors and bullying by qualified staff.?Future research should focus on interventions, longitudinal and cross-site comparisons.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85062148462&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.midw.2019.02.007

DO - 10.1016/j.midw.2019.02.007

M3 - Review article

AN - SCOPUS:85062148462

SN - 0266-6138

VL - 72

SP - 80

EP - 89

JO - MIDWIFERY

JF - MIDWIFERY

ER -