INTRODUCTION: The lack of experienced midwifery in obstetrics and gynecology centers would
have harmful consequences. Resilience could increase midwives’ endurance while caring for women
and neonates in the maternity hospitals. Research on resilience of midwives is rare. The purpose of
this study was to explore and describe resilience strategies against working pressures in midwives
in Sabzevar, Iran.
METHODOLOGY: The qualitative study was conducted using content analysis method. Twelve
midwives, who had at least 1 year of work experience, were selected by purposeful sampling. Data
collection was conducted using semi‑structured deep interviews on midwives’ resilience strategies.
The analysis was carried out using conventional content analysis method.
RESULTS: The five main categories of data were extracted, including self‑management, supporters
in the workplace, sense of usefulness and reassuring, the nature of creation, and life dynamic in the
workplace, and accountability. Reading recitation and recourse, obtaining decision‑making power,
and problem‑solving were subcategories of the self‑management. Intimate the communication, peer
support, physician support, and family support were subcategories of supporters in the workplace.
The subcategories of sense of usefulness and reassuring were work autonomy, satisfaction of
applying the knowledge in practice, the feeling of energy evacuating with much work, and trying to
reassuring mothers.
CONCLUSION: All extraction factors were related to the midwife and did not relate to the therapeutic
system and management. However, hospital managers can provide their supporting and facilitating
role to reduce the risk of depreciation and burnout in midwives.