Joint Annual Performance Review 2007 - Ministry of Health

Results: Retaining midwives (2)
• Responses for why current Midwives wanted to
become a midwife include
– Recognition that pregnancy can be
dangerous; desire to help pregnant women;
desire to lower maternal and infant mortality
– Desire to serve/care for people (their family,
their village, poor people, people in remote
areas)
– Lack of professional care in their village
– Desire to earn a living
– Family encouragement/advice
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Results: Retaining midwives (3)
• The most frequently mentioned factors that
would keep already qualified midwives in their
post included
– More salary;
– Opportunity for upgrading;
– Opportunity for learning new knowledge and
skills;
– Adequate equipment, and
– Opportunity to work with more experienced
midwives
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