Burnout among Indian Maternity Care Providers during COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors

  • Sayanti Paul Assistant Professor Department of Obstetrics and Geynecology All India Institute of Medical Sciences Kalyani West Bengal
  • D Joycerani Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Government Medical College, Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Mansi Upadhyaya Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Integral Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  • Poushali Sanyal Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Woodlands and AMRI Hospitals, Kolkata
  • Arghya Pal Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26911/thejmch.2022.07.02.02

Abstract

Background: Occupational burnout among healthcare providers has been a matter of focus since many years. Burnout can involve emotional and physical exhaustion and cause reduced acknow-led

Keywords:

burnout, maternity care provider, obstetrics, professional fulfillment, COVID-19

Author Biographies

Sayanti Paul, Assistant Professor Department of Obstetrics and Geynecology All India Institute of Medical Sciences Kalyani West Bengal

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, West Bengal, India

D Joycerani, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Government Medical College, Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India

Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Government Medical College, Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India

Mansi Upadhyaya, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Integral Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Integral Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Poushali Sanyal, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Woodlands and AMRI Hospitals, Kolkata

Consultant Obstetrician & Gynecologist, Woodlands and AMRI Hospitals, Kolkata

Arghya Pal, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India

Assistant ProfessorDepartment of PsychiatryAll India Institute of Medical SciencesRaebareliUttar Pradesh

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2022-03-16

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Paul, S., Joycerani, D., Upadhyaya, M., Sanyal, P., & Pal, A. (2022). Burnout among Indian Maternity Care Providers during COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Maternal and Child Health, 7(2), 125–137. https://doi.org/10.26911/thejmch.2022.07.02.02

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