Statistics of independent midwives in Switzerland
At a glance
- Project leader : Rebekka Erdin Springer, Dr. Susanne Grylka, Claudia König, Prof. Dr. Jessica Pehlke-Milde
- Project team : Marlen Amsler, Barbara Borner, Ursula Greuter, Irina Iljuschin, Monika Schmid, Susanne van Gogh
- Project budget : CHF 27'600
- Project status : ongoing
- Funding partner : Other (Schweizerischer Hebammenverband SHV)
- Project partner : Schweizerischer Hebammenverband SHV
- Contact person : Susanne Grylka
Description
The Swiss Federation of Midwives (SHV/FSSF) has been recording the activities and services of independent midwives throughout Switzerland since 2005. The goal of this survey is quality assurance. This data is evaluated annually using descriptive statistics and published in an extensive report and/or a flyer. In 2009, this task was given to the Research Institute of Midwifery and Reproductive Health at ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
During the first few years of the project, midwives entered data in specially designed Excel sheets, following which it was merged nationally. From 2012 to 2017, data collection was undertaken via a purpose-built online platform. The maintenance of this online platform was within the parameters of this project.
The electronic invoicing of the services of independent midwives has been mandatory since 2018. In order to make better use of the midwives’ resources, the data collection for the statistics of independent midwives in Switzerland was restructured. All information required for billing and for statistics purposes is collected within the electronic invoicing and documentation systems. The software providers then transfer the data to ZHAW in an encrypted form via a secured service. In 2019, the data was analysed and published in the new format for the first time.
Further information
Publications
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Borner, Barbara; Grylka, Susanne,
2023.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften ; Olten : Schweizerischer Hebammenverband.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28825
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Grylka, Susanne; Borner, Barbara,
2022.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften ; Olten : Schweizerischer Hebammenverband.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25773
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Grylka, Susanne; Borner, Barbara; Weber-Käser, Andrea,
2021.
Neuorientierung der Statistik der freipraktizierenden Hebammen in der Schweiz.
In:
6. Winterthurer Hebammensymposium, Winterthur, 11. September 2021.
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Grylka, Susanne; Borner, Barbara,
2021.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften ; Olten : Schweizerischer Hebammenverband.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23151
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Grylka, Susanne; Borner, Barbara,
2020.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften ; Bern : Schweizerischer Hebammenverband.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20535
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Grylka, Susanne; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2019.
Statistikbericht der frei praktizierenden Hebammen der Schweiz 2018.
Bern:
Schweizerischer Hebammenverband.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18890
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Grylka, Susanne; Leutenegger, Vanessa; Pehlke-Milde, Jessica,
2018.
Statistikbericht der frei praktizierenden Hebammen der Schweiz 2017.
Bern:
Schweizerischer Hebammenverband SHV.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18889
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Weber-Käser, Andrea; Grylka, Susanne; Fillistorf, Jean-Marc,
2018.
La protection des données pertinentes de la FSSF sous la loupe.
Obstetrica.
2018(11), pp. 20-23.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4979
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Weber-Käser, Andrea; Grylka, Susanne; Fillistorf, Jean-Marc; Kaufmann, Thomas A.,
2018.
Schutz von SHV-relevanten Daten unter der Lupe.
Obstetrica.
2018(11), pp. 46-50.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4978
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Amsler, Marlen; Schmid, Monika; König, Claudia,
2013.
Statistik frei praktizierender Hebammen der Schweiz : Auswertung der Daten 2012.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4923
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Greuter, Ursula; Schmid, Monika; König, Claudia,
2012.
Statistik frei praktizierender Hebammen der Schweiz : Auswertung der Daten 2011.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4921
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Greuter, Ursula; König, Claudia; Schmid, Monika,
2011.
Statistik frei praktizierender Hebammen der Schweiz : Auswertung der Daten 2009.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4924
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Greuter, Ursula; Schmid, Monika; König, Claudia,
2011.
Statistik frei praktizierender Hebammen der Schweiz : Auswertung der Daten 2010.
Winterthur:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4922