TITLE:
Evaluation of the Adequacy between the Workload and the Number of State Midwives and Maieuticians Practicing in the Gynecology-Obstetrics Departments of the University Hospitals of Burkina Faso
AUTHORS:
Timongo Françoise Danielle Millogo-Traore, Pazoudba Rachida Marie Joséphine Ouedraogo-Drabo, Pierre Yameogo
KEYWORDS:
Workload, Midwives, Maïeuticians, WISN, University Hospital Center, Burkina Faso
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.12 No.7,
July
29,
2022
ABSTRACT: Objective: To evaluate the adequacy between the workload and the number of midwives
and state midwives practicing in the gynecology-obstetrics services of the
university hospitals of Burkina Faso. Methodology: This is a multicenter
study conducted in 4 university hospitals representing this country (for
brevity referred here to as A, B, C, and D) from May 1, 2018, to April 30,
2019. The Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) method was used to
analyze the workload. Results: Dystocic delivery was the activity that
took the most time. Inpatient activities were the most performed in terms of
volume. At the University Hospitals D and C, there was an over-staffing of
midwives and maïeuticians with a ratio of 1.93 and 2.12 respectively. At
University Hospital B, the workload was in line with the existing number of
State midwives and maieuticians. A low workload pressure (04%) was found at the
University Hospital A. Conclusion: In most of the University Hospital
Centers, there was no match between the workload and the number of midwives and
maïeuticians. These results highlight the need for redeplayment of midwives and maïeuticians in order
to ensure good health coverage for midwives and maïeuticians.