Challenges, Job Satisfiers, and Self-Care among Perinatal Nurses in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Purpose: To explore the perceived challenges, job satisfiers, and self-care of perinatal nurses in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study Design And Methods: In May of 2021, a cross-sectional survey was distributed online to members of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses and the National Association of Neonatal Nurses. We calculated descriptive statistics on respondent characteristics and applied conventional content analysis to free-text comments.