Midwives belong to the group of professional workers in Sweden with the highest job satisfaction. Meanwhile, media and research sheds light on a strained work environment with a lack of resources and a great need for more midwives. This essay aims to investigate midwives’ experiences of their psychosocial work environment in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic. The study is based on a qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews at a specialized clinic in a medium-sized city in Sweden. We found that the pandemic contributed to a heavier workload and more demands in an already strained work environment. Furthermore, the emotional labor that exists in all service professions adds to the demands even more.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-196050 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Norén, Alva, Ekström, Julia |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Sociologiska institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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