Nurturing Maternity Staff Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber Published in cooperation with the

Published in cooperation with the Long-Term Ecological Research Network and funded by the National Science Foundation

It was a meeting that would change their lives

Delving into the intricacies of strategic alignment

acknowledging the budget process as a shared policy tool

Nurturing Maternity Staff Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber Published in cooperation with theThat maternity staff are under pressure, with many leaving their jobs each year, is well known. Personal sacrifices, long working hours, lack of resources and an overstretched system take their toll, and occasionally staff are involved in traumatic and emotionally difficult situations. Many tolerate these conditions in the service of doing a job they love, but what happens to their mental health over time? Nurturing Maternity Staff explains how the