Health professionals' experiences of whistleblowing in maternal and newborn healthcare settings: a scoping review and thematic analysis.
Capper T, Ferguson B, Muurlink O. Health professionals' experiences of whistleblowing in maternal and newborn healthcare settings: a scoping review and thematic analysis. Women Birth. 2024;37(3):101593. doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101593.
Staff reports are important in identifying and addressing problems. This review highlights the experiences of staff who raised concerns about patient safety threats in maternal and neonatal care. Structural power, perfectionism, and bravery, hope, and disappointment were identified as overall themes regarding the decision to speak up. Notably, the majority of included studies were from the United Kingdom, highlighting the need for other regions to conduct similar research.