Attitudes of midwives and maternal child health nurses towards suicide: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
Rosalind LauWendy Cross

Abstract

Perinatal women are at risk of depression and/or suicidality. Suicide is the highest cause of indirect maternal deaths in the perinatal period. Midwives and maternal child health nurses (MCHN), as key clinicians, need to be able to detect these mental health issues. Little is known about these clinicians' attitudes to suicide. In this paper, we report on the results of a cross-sectional study of midwives' and MCHN attitudes to suicide. A convenience sample of midwives (n = 95) and MCHN (n = 86) from south-eastern Victoria, Australia, was recruited into the study. Participants completed the Attitudes to Suicide Prevention Scale. The results showed that MCHN have more positive attitudes towards suicide prevention than midwives, and younger participants have more positive attitudes to suicide prevention compared to older participants. Midwives and MCHN could benefit from continuing professional education to build their knowledge and skills in assessing suicide risk for childbearing women and their families, increasing positive attitudes, improving detection, and mental health referrals.

References

Jun 1, 1987·The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science·J L CoxR Sagovsky
Mar 1, 1997·Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica·M SamuelssonJ P Gustavsson
Sep 30, 2000·Journal of Advanced Nursing·M SamuelssonB I Saveman
Oct 2, 2001·Suicide & Life-threatening Behavior·J HerronL Cordingley
Dec 20, 2002·General Hospital Psychiatry·Kirsi SuominenMarkus Henriksson
Aug 16, 2003·Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences·Maria WiklanderMarie Asberg
May 20, 2004·Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing·B-M LindgrenB Olofsson
Nov 12, 2005·European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience·Vladeta Ajdacic-GrossWulf Rössler
May 25, 2007·Suicide & Life-threatening Behavior·Neury J BotegaJanaína P Cecconi
Sep 7, 2007·Lancet·Norman Sartorius
Apr 2, 2008·Psychiatric Services : a Journal of the American Psychiatric Association·Robin Cook KopelmanMichael W O'Hara
Sep 5, 2008·Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing·S BruneroG Fairbrother
Mar 14, 2009·Legal Medicine·Christina W HovenDonald J Mandell
Apr 21, 2009·Lancet·Keith Hawton, Kees van Heeringen
Mar 4, 2011·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Anne-Grethe Talseth, Fredricka L Gilje
Jul 8, 2011·Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health·Cindy J JonesJenny A Gamble
Sep 20, 2011·Journal of Affective Disorders·Kate E A SaundersSuhanthini Farrell
Oct 12, 2011·Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing·K McCauleyJ Lyneham
Jan 6, 2012·Women and Birth : Journal of the Australian College of Midwives·Marie-Paule V AustinNicole J Highet
Feb 16, 2012·BMC Psychiatry·Ingvild Maria TøllefsenØivind Ekeberg

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Journal of Advanced Nursing
Chan Moon Fai, David Gordon Arthur
Women and Birth : Journal of the Australian College of Midwives
Brandi M Hall, L Lee Glenn
Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie
M Wolfersdorf, C Franke
Women and Birth : Journal of the Australian College of Midwives
Cindy J JonesJenny A Gamble
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved