Are poor experiences on postnatal wards linked to staffing levels?
Are poor experiences on postnatal wards linked to staffing levels?
Experts are growing increasingly concerned about the sustainability of the midwifery workforce, with unfilled vacancies in the thousands, an ageing workforce with many taking early retirement, and difficulty retaining newly qualified midwives. Staffing studies have focussed on the quality of care in labour, with fewer studies looking at staffing levels in relation to postnatal care. This Evidence Brief describes a cross-sectional analysis of women’s responses to the Maternity Survey 2018 linked to midwifery staffing levels in each Trust. Researchers at the University of Southampton aimed to understand whether the experience of care on postnatal wards varies according to the number of midwives available. They have focused on experiences of postnatal care while in hospital, as this is an area where families have expressed dissatisfaction.
Postnatal, Workforce, Midwife, Staffing, Patient experience, Maternity
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Turner, Lesley
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Ball, Jane
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Kitson-Reynolds, Ellen
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Griffiths, Peter
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Saville, Christina
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4 March 2022
Turner, Lesley
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Culliford, David
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Ball, Jane
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Kitson-Reynolds, Ellen
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Griffiths, Peter
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Saville, Christina
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Turner, Lesley, Culliford, David, Ball, Jane, Kitson-Reynolds, Ellen and Griffiths, Peter
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Saville, Christina
(ed.)
(2022)
Are poor experiences on postnatal wards linked to staffing levels?
(Evidence Brief)
2pp.
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Abstract
Experts are growing increasingly concerned about the sustainability of the midwifery workforce, with unfilled vacancies in the thousands, an ageing workforce with many taking early retirement, and difficulty retaining newly qualified midwives. Staffing studies have focussed on the quality of care in labour, with fewer studies looking at staffing levels in relation to postnatal care. This Evidence Brief describes a cross-sectional analysis of women’s responses to the Maternity Survey 2018 linked to midwifery staffing levels in each Trust. Researchers at the University of Southampton aimed to understand whether the experience of care on postnatal wards varies according to the number of midwives available. They have focused on experiences of postnatal care while in hospital, as this is an area where families have expressed dissatisfaction.
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Published date: 4 March 2022
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Postnatal, Workforce, Midwife, Staffing, Patient experience, Maternity
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