Background A well-supported, skilled midwifery workforce is critical to the provision of safe
maternity care that optimises outcomes for women and babies. Issues such as burnout …

Background: There is a projected shortfall of over 85,000 registered nurses and midwives in
NSW by 2025. Given midwives are the largest group of maternity service providers, this will …

Background Maternity care organisations have a responsibility to ensure the health and
welfare of their staff. Rates of burnout are high in midwifery compared to other professionals …

Background A number of adverse events in Australia and overseas have highlighted the
need to examine the workplace culture in the maternity environment. Little attention has …

[Background] There are workforce shortages in the nursing and midwifery professions in
Australia. Many factors have been associated with these shortages such as high workloads …

Problem Aspects of the midwifery workplace culture have previously been measured as
negative with limited leadership or support. Support for midwives is essential for them to face …

Background Efforts to resolve the longstanding and growing staffing crisis in midwifery in the
United Kingdom have been hampered by very poor retention rates, with early career …

Problem The midwifery workforce in Australia is impacted by shortages and attrition.
Workplace culture affects midwives' intentions to stay in the profession and their capacity to …

Problem Midwives are at high risk for burnout and occupational stress. This has implications
for workforce retention and quality of maternity care. Aim We set out to understand how …

The aim of the study was to describe the level of burnout in midwives working at a maternity
unit in South East Queensland, Australia. METHOD: A self-administered questionnaire was …