Career plans of primary care midwives in the Netherlands and their intentions to leave the current job

BACKGROUND: In labour market policy and planning, it is important to understand the motivations of people to continue in their current job or to seek other employment. Over the last decade, besides the increasingly medical approach to pregnancy and childbirth and decreasing home births, there were additional dramatic changes and pressures on primary care midwives and midwifery care. Therefore, it is important to re-evaluate the career plans of primary care midwives and their intentions to leave their current job. METHODS: All 108 primary care midwives of 20 selected midwifery care practices in... Mehr ...