Job satisfaction midwives
Improvement due to innovative models of care
At a glance
- Project leader : Dr. Susanne Grylka, Prof. Dr. Jessica Pehlke-Milde
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : Federal government
- Contact person : Susanne Grylka
Description
Midwives are qualified to care independently for women and their children during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period and to consult professionals in case of deviations from the physiological process. In practise there are clear indications for discrepancies between the competences of the midwives and limited opportunities to use them in the daily routine of Swiss hospitals. This affects the satisfaction of employed midwives and might lead to early termination of clinical work. Midwife-led care models facilitate the development of extended competences and are associated with comparable positive obstetrical outcomes, lower intervention rates, lower costs, an increased women’s satisfaction as well as a higher job and work satisfaction of midwives. Midwife-led care focuses on the physiological processes during the perinatal phase, continuity of care as well as the need of the users and fosters the autonomy of the midwives. Different elements of midwife-led care models are known such as for example midwife-led units, midwife consulting as well as birth plan and follow-up conversations.
The project aims to a) gain an overview of the professional situation of midwives in the canton of Zurich and b) to develop an innovative care model including elements of midwife-led care, to implement it in a selected hospital and to evaluate in this context the job and work satisfactions of the employed midwives. The inventory of the professional situation of midwives in the canton of Zurich used quantitative research methods. The job satisfaction of midwives was evaluated using quantitative and qualitative assessment and analysis methods.
This project is part of a cooperation between the Swiss Universities in Health to establish a competence centre for workforce shortage among health professionals. Different sub-projects will develop basic knowledge and measures. In the six-part site project of the ZHAW-School of Health Professions “Investigating staff shortage: Occupational Careers and Job Retention of Health Professionals”, the data conditions will be improved and specific measures to increase job retention of health care workers will be developed.
Publications
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2023.
Kann ein früher Ausstieg aus dem Hebammenberuf verhindert werden?.
In:
Kantonale Hebammenfortbildung, Sektion Ostschweiz des Schweizerischen Hebammenverbandes, St. Gallen, Schweiz, 26. Oktober 2023.
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Aeberli, Regula; Grylka, Susanne,
2023.
Systematische Zufriedenheitserhebung nach der Geburt.
Die Gynäkologie.
56(8), pp. 551-556.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00129-023-05119-4
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2023.
Kann ein früher Ausstieg aus dem Hebammenberuf verhindert werden?.
In:
Schweizerischer Hebammenkongress: Hebammen in Krisensituationen, Fribourg, Schweiz, 24.-25.05.2023.
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Grylka, Susanne; Aeberli, Regula; Guenthard-Uhl, Barbara; Meier-Kaeppeli, Barbara; Leutenegger, Vanessa; Volken, Thomas; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2022.
Job satisfaction of midwives working in a labor ward : a repeat measure mixed-methods study.
European Journal of Midwifery.
6(February), pp. 8.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/145494
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Grylka, Susanne; Aeberli, Regula; Günthard, Barbara; Meier Käppeli, Barbara; Leutenegger, Vanessa; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2021.
Berufszufriedenheit rund um die Einführung eines hebammengeleiteten Projekts.
In:
Schweizerischer Hebammenkongress, Locarno, 16.-17. September 2021.
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Peter, Karin Anne; Meier-Kaeppeli, Barbara; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica; Grylka, Susanne,
2021.
BMC Health Services Research.
21(671).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06706-8
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Grylka, Susanne; Aeberli, Regula; Günthard, Barbara; Meier Käppeli, Barbara; Leutenegger, Vanessa; Volken, Thomas; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2021.
Development of midwives’ job satisfaction after the implementation of a midwife-led project [paper].
In:
2nd International CNHW Conference – «Effective measures to keep our treasures – How to care for health professionals», online, 29-30 April 2021.
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Peter, Karin Anne; Grylka, Susanne; Golz, Christoph; Hahn, Sabine,
2020.
Nachhaltiges Personalmanagement in Zeiten knapper Ressourcen.
Obstetrica.
(12), pp. 8-13.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21006
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Grylka, Susanne; Aeberli, Regula; Maute, Monique; Günthard, Barbara; Meier Käppeli, Barbara; Leutenegger, Vanessa; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2020.
Geburt durch telefonische Nachgespräche verarbeiten.
Obstetrica.
2020(3), pp. 56-59.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19772
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Grylka, Susanne; Borner, Barbara; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2020.
Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie.
224(02), pp. 93-102.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1083-7028
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Grylka, Susanne; Aeberli, Regula; Günthard, Barbara; Meier Käppeli, Barbara; Leutenegger, Vanessa; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2019.
Berufszufriedenheit rund um die Einführung eines von Hebammen initiierten und geleiteten Projekts [poster].
In:
29. Deutscher Kongress für Perinatale Medizin. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Perinatale Medizin (DGPM) – „Hinterm Horizont geht's weiter, zusammen sind wir stark“, Berlin, 28.-30. November 2019.
Thieme.
pp. E89-E90.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-3401274
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Aeberli, Regula; Meier Käppeli, Barbara; Günthard, Barbara; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica; Grylka, Susanne; La Marca-Ghaemmaghami, Pearl,
2019.
In:
29. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Perinatale Medizin, Berlin, Deutschland, 28. - 30. November 2019.
Thieme.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-3401084
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Grylka, Susanne; Aeberli, Regula,
2019.
Telefonische Geburtsnachgespräche mit Wöchnerinnen.
In:
Konferenz Leitende Hebammen (KLH), Olten, 29. August 2019.
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Grylka, Susanne; Aeberli, Regula; Günthard, Barbara; Meier Käppeli, Barbara Katharina; Leutenegger, Vanessa; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2019.
Evaluation der telefonischen Nachgespräche mit Wöchnerinnen [poster].
In:
Schweizerischer Hebammenkongress, Luzern, 22.-23. Mai 2019.
Schweizerischer Hebammenverband.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2799
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Aeberli, Regula; La Marca-Ghaemmaghami, Pearl; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica; Grylka, Susanne,
2019.
In:
5. Winterthurer Hebammensymposium, Winterthur, 19. Januar 2019.
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Grylka, Susanne; Aeberli, Regula; Meier Käppeli, Barbara; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2019.
Machen telefonische Nachgespräche die Hebammen zufriedener?.
Obstetrica.
2019(1/2), pp. 8-13.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4983
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Grylka, Susanne; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2018.
Frauenzentrierte Betreuung in Zürcher Geburtenabteilungen [poster].
In:
Swiss Congress for Health Professions, Zürich, 3.-4. September 2018.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4009
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Aeberli, Regula; Meier Käppeli, Barbara Katharina; La Marca-Ghaemmaghami, Pearl; Günthard, Barbara; Zimmermann, Roland; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica; Grylka, Susanne,
2018.
In:
1. Schweizerischer Perinatalkongress, Baden, 17. Mai 2018.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3889
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Grylka-Bäschlin, Susanne; Borner, Barbara; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2018.
Bestandsaufnahme zur Berufssituation der Hebammen in einem Schweizer Kanton [poster].
In:
Abstractband 4. Internationale Fachtagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hebammenwissenschaft (DGHWi).
4. Internationale Fachtagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hebammenwissenschaft (DGHWi), Mainz, Deutschland, 16. Februar 2018.
Düsseldorf:
German Medical Science.
pp. 25-26.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3205/18dghwi15
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Grylka, Susanne; Aeberli, Regula; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2018.
Job satisfaction of midwives [paper].
In:
1st International CNHW Conference - «Countering Staff Shortage Among Health Professions», Bern, 25-26 Oktober 2018.