What promotion opportunities do midwives have?

It is difficult for midwives without professional titles to be promoted and many transfer jobs

□Jinling Evening News reporter Su Liping

Yesterday, after our newspaper reported "Yesterday was their holiday", it caused a stir A buzz about the midwifery profession. At the end of the day, the reporter received many calls from midwives, saying that not only was their work hard, but there was no independent professional title or promotion system, which led to a brain drain in the midwifery industry.

There is no independent professional title promotion system

The midwife told reporters that the meaning of "professional title" is often linked to remuneration. So far, midwives only have a job certificate, no professional title promotion system and no qualification certificate, and their salary has remained unchanged for many years. If you want to be promoted, you can only follow the "nurse professional title system".

It is understood that almost every medical branch has its own society, except for midwives. It can be said that there is no independent professional title promotion system and no "organization" of its own. Some midwives with high academic qualifications, such as undergraduates who transferred to other positions, found that there was no room for advancement and moved to other positions, making it difficult to retain talents.

Some people in the industry said that the current solution is to reduce the cesarean section rate and ensure the safety of natural childbirth, which requires a highly professional team of midwives. It is a heavy task to cultivate an excellent team of midwives. And it’s a long way to go.

Midwives want to find their own "organization"

Many midwives hope that this industry can have relevant theoretical and professional education, an independent professional title promotion system, and its own "organize".

It is understood that since the 1990s, the midwifery profession in midwifery schools and medical schools has begun to shrink, and now it has basically disappeared. “To reduce the cesarean section rate, we must ensure natural delivery. Safety requires a team of midwives with strong professional skills. Now academic groups are beginning to pay attention to this matter. What is more important is to get the attention of relevant departments, restore the school education of midwifery, establish a professional title evaluation series, and clearly define the responsibilities of midwives. "

"In many countries, registered midwives can organize and open midwifery centers to track and monitor pregnant women from the beginning of pregnancy, and become friends with pregnant women. In addition to paying attention to their health, they also provide them with humanistic care. and psychological support to ensure that pregnant women have a smoother and natural delivery. Midwifery work is not just in the delivery room, nor is it just as simple as delivering a baby. It should be a high-end need." When talking about these, midwives see many things. yearning.