What is the relationship between midwifery staffing levels and outcomes?
What is the relationship between midwifery staffing levels and outcomes?
Staffing levels have been implicated in cases of adverse maternity events, near misses and sub-optimal outcomes such as unwell new-borns or still births. Care that is missed due to high workload can affect the detection of deterioration in mothers and babies, and delay appropriate management. A national shortage of midwives has resulted in increased reliance on support workers but the possible effect of skill-mix changes on outcomes has not been assessed.This Evidence Brief describes a systematic scoping review to explore evidence on the association between inpatient midwifery staffing levels, skill mix and outcomes for mothers and babies. Researchers at the University of Southampton aimed to understand the amount and strength of the available evidence, the direction of relationships established, and to highlight gaps for future research.
Midwifery, staffing, patient outcomes
Turner, L.
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Griffiths, P.
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Kitson-Reynolds, E.
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Ball, J.
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30 April 2021
Turner, L.
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Griffiths, P.
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Kitson-Reynolds, E.
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Ball, J.
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Turner, L., Griffiths, P. and Kitson-Reynolds, E.
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Ball, J.
(ed.)
(2021)
What is the relationship between midwifery staffing levels and outcomes?
Evidence Brief, 18.
Abstract
Staffing levels have been implicated in cases of adverse maternity events, near misses and sub-optimal outcomes such as unwell new-borns or still births. Care that is missed due to high workload can affect the detection of deterioration in mothers and babies, and delay appropriate management. A national shortage of midwives has resulted in increased reliance on support workers but the possible effect of skill-mix changes on outcomes has not been assessed.This Evidence Brief describes a systematic scoping review to explore evidence on the association between inpatient midwifery staffing levels, skill mix and outcomes for mothers and babies. Researchers at the University of Southampton aimed to understand the amount and strength of the available evidence, the direction of relationships established, and to highlight gaps for future research.
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Midwifery, staffing, patient outcomes
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