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What Midwives in Ghana and the US Are Teaching Me About Care and Community

I recently had the opportunity to join a conversation with midwives and health workers from Midwifery Exchange in Ghana, a group of midwives, doctors, and physician assistants based in Ghana and the US, who are beginning to explore what it might look like to bring peer support more intentionally into their maternal and community health settings. To help jumpstart this journey, GPS provided free facilitator training to the healthcare team in Ghana.

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Home Care Clinicians are Asking for More Support, and They’re Right. But We’re Still Missing the Bigger Fix.

Research reflects what these clinicians already know. A 2022 study published in Home Healthcare Now found that more than 60 percent of home health nurses experience moderate to high levels of burnout, driven by workload intensity, emotional strain, and professional isolation. These are not marginal challenges; they are structural features of the job as it is currently designed.

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From Burnout to Belonging: How Peer Support Strengthens Organizations

Many participants shared that before joining GPS support groups, they rarely had structured opportunities to talk openly with colleagues about the emotional impact of their work. Unfortunately, this experience isn’t unusual. In many helping professions, the expectation is to stay composed and move on to the next task.

What Midwives in Ghana and the US Are Teaching Me About Care and Community

Home Care Clinicians are Asking for More Support, and They’re Right. But We’re Still Missing the Bigger Fix.

From Burnout to Belonging: How Peer Support Strengthens Organizations

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