Crisis leadership and strategic decisions in Swedish maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A deductive analysis from the COPE staff project
Emelie Stotzer, Sofie Graner, Verena Sengpiel, Anna Wessberg, Magnus Akerstrom, Karolina Linden · 2026
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Emelie Stotzer and colleagues interviewed eighteen managers in Swedish maternity care about leading their units through the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Managers had to reorganize care for a new disease, limit infection spread, and keep services running despite severe staff shortages. The interviews took place in spring 2021 across units at different levels.
Managers described inventing new routines quickly, often with little information and no time to think decisions through. Support from peers helped them cope with the pressure. Reading their accounts through an implementation framework shows which parts of the system bent and which held. The lessons apply to any hospital service that must keep delivering care during a crisis.
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| CREATOR | Emelie Stotzer, Sofie Graner, Verena Sengpiel, Anna Wessberg, Magnus Akerstrom, Karolina Linden |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40201 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |