Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · Licensed source edition
Clinical Work Experiences of Nurses Returning to Work Postpartum: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Meta‐Synthesis
Originally published 2026-04-20 · Journal of Nursing Management
Wiley · DOI 10.1155/jonm/8747372 ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Synthesizes professional reintegration, physical and psychological strain, and multilayered support, treating skill confidence and identity as parts of returning.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
Editorial reading guide · Independence
How do we rebuild confidence and capability after leave without assuming the parent has lost them?
Synthesizes professional reintegration, physical and psychological strain, and multilayered support, treating skill confidence and identity as parts of returning.
Study context
19 qualitative studies on nurses returning to clinical practice after childbirth.
Age / stage: Adult postpartum nurses.
Read with three questions
- What challenges appeared beyond broad work–family conflict?
- How did structural supports and interpersonal support interact in the synthesis?
- Which recommendations are grounded in experiences rather than evaluated interventions?
Keep the limits in view
A qualitative synthesis does not quantify intervention effects and may inherit cultural and sampling limits from its source studies; nursing-specific findings require contextual transfer.
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Jing Tian; Yuan Hu; Yuting Yuan; Han Yang; Min Tan; Hong Zheng (2026). Clinical Work Experiences of Nurses Returning to Work Postpartum: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Meta‐Synthesis Journal of Nursing Management. https://doi.org/10.1155/jonm/8747372
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