Table 2 Career plans of the whole group ( n = 98) and of the 32 primary care midwives who intended to leave their job (ITL) compared to the contrast group (NITL) a
Total (98 (100%)) | ITL (32 (32.7%)) | NITL (66 (67.3%)) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n(%); mean ± SD | n(%); mean ± SD | n(%); mean ± SD | ||
Preferred type of job in five years’ timeb | ||||
Self-employed practitioner | 75 (76.5%) | 20 (62.5%) | 55 (83.6%) | 0.022 |
Employee | 15 (15.3%) | 3 (9.4%) | 12 (18.2%) | 0.256 |
Lecturer | 14 (14.3%) | 7 (21.9%) | 7 (10.6%) | 0.135 |
Researcher | 9 (9.2%) | 5 (15.6%) | 4 (6.1%) | 0.124 |
Clinical midwife | 7 (7.1%) | 4 (12.5%) | 3 (4.5%) | 0.211 |
Locum | 6 (6.1%) | 3 (9.4%) | 3 (4.5%) | 0.389 |
Not working anymore | 4 (4.1%) | 3 (9.4%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0.101 |
Preferred nature and scope of job in five years’ timec | ||||
Full range of primary care | 80 (82.5%) | 21 (67.7%) | 59 (89.4%) | 0.009 |
Ultrasound operator | 27 (27.8%) | 10 (32.3%) | 17 (25.8%) | 0.505 |
Full range of clinical midwifery | 7 (7.2%) | 4 (12.9%) | 3 (4.5%) | 0.205 |
Not employed anymore | 4 (4.1%) | 3 (9.7%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0.095 |
Only prenatal and postnatal care and no natal care | 2 (2.1%) | 2 (6.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.101 |
Future and ideal work situation in five years’ time | ||||
Full-time job | 30 (30.9%) | 5 (16.1%) | 25 (37.9%) | 0.027 |
Average part-time working time (hours per week) | 26.9 ± 4.2 | 25.6 ± 4.2 | 27.1 ± 4.3 | 0.639 |
Ideal number of working hours (per week) | 34.8 ± 6.3 | 32.3 ± 7.2 | 36.0 ± 5.4 | 0.015 |
Ideal number of midwives per practice | 4.3 ± 1.5 | 4.2 ± 1.1 | 4.3 ± 1.6 | 0.862 |
Ideal amount of births per year | 345 ± 153 | 323 ± 137 | 355 ± 160 | 0.338 |
Ideal average of practice assistance (hours per week) | 27.1 ± 11.3 | 27.2 ± 9.6 | 27.0 ± 12.1 | 0.927 |