Moral Distress, Trauma, and Uncertainty for Midwives Practicing During a Pandemic

Pandemics are marked both by the infection itself and by the disruption it can cause in the ability of health care providers to support the well-being of themselves and their patients. In 2020 to 2021, midwives experienced frequent changes in policies due to rapidly-evolving understanding of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the secondary trauma of death and illness of both patients and fellow providers, and the potential disruption of the...