Perceptions of midwives on the shortage and retention of staff at a public hospital in Tshwane District, Gauteng Province

Matlala, Mosehle Salome

dc.contributor.advisor	Lumadi, T. G.
dc.contributor.author	Matlala, Mosehle Salome
dc.date.accessioned	2018-06-19T10:01:36Z
dc.date.available	2018-06-19T10:01:36Z
dc.date.issued	2017-11
dc.date.submitted	2018-06
dc.identifier.citation	Matlala, Mosehle Salome (2017) Perceptions of midwives on the shortage and retention of staff at a public hospital in Tshwane District, Gauteng Province, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24409>
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24409
dc.description.abstract	Midwifery is the backbone of women and child healthcare. The shortage of staff in maternity units is a crisis faced by many countries worldwide, including South Africa. This study aims to investigate and explore the perceptions of midwives on the shortage and retention of staff in a public institution. An explorative, descriptive generic qualitative design method was followed. Non-probability, purposive sampling technique was used. The study was conducted at one tertiary hospital in the district of Tshwane, Gauteng Province. A total of 11 midwives were interviewed. Thematic coding analysis was followed in analysing data. Midwives are passionate about their job, despite the hurdles related to their day-to-day work environment. They are demoralised by a chronic shortage of staff, and feel overworked. Staff involvement in decision-making processes is a motivational factor for midwives to stay in the profession.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (vii, 101 leaves) : color illustrations, color graphs, color map	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Job satisfaction	en
dc.subject	Midwives	en
dc.subject	Midwifery practice	en
dc.subject	Quality care	en
dc.subject	Recruitment	en
dc.subject	Retention	en
dc.subject	Shortage	en
dc.subject	Staff	en
dc.subject	Task shifting	en
dc.subject	Working environment	en
dc.subject.ddc	618.202230968227
dc.subject.lcsh	Midwives -- South Africa -- City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality -- Attitudes	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Employee retention -- South Africa -- City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Public hospitals -- Medical staff -- South Africa -- City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality	en
dc.title	Perceptions of midwives on the shortage and retention of staff at a public hospital in Tshwane District, Gauteng Province	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Public Health)