Traumatic experiences, quality of life, and organizational commitment among midwives: A cross‐sectional study

Exposure to traumatic events is associated with impaired professional quality of life among midwives.

• The three most traumatic events reported by midwives were neonatal death or feared death, maternal death or feared death, and stillbirth.
• Increased exposure to traumatic events correlates with more numerous and intense post-traumatic symptoms.
• Higher levels of post-traumatic symptoms are linked to increased professional burnout and compassion fatigue, as well as decreased compassion satisfaction.
• Greater compassion satisfaction and lower burnout levels are associated with higher organizational commitment among midwives.
• Personal resilience, country of birth, post-traumatic symptoms, and organizational commitment are predictors of compassion satisfaction.

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