DOĞUM HASTANELERİNDE ÇALIŞAN EBELERİN MESLEKİ ÖRGÜTLENME DURUMLARININ VE BEKLENTİLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ: İZMİR İLİ ÖRNEĞİ
Articles > Article · 2021
Authors: Aysun EKŞİOĞLU, Mahide DEMİRELÖZ AKYÜZ, Ummahan YÜCEL, Aytül HADIMLI, Zehra BAYKAL AKMEŞE, Yeliz ÇAKIR KOÇAK, Emine Serap Sarıcan, Hafize ÖZTÜRK CAN
STED / Sürekli Tıp Eğitimi Dergisi, Other Refereed National Journals, National, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM), 2021, pp 53-55
DOI: 10.17942/sted.455938
Summary
<p>Objective: This study seeks to examine the professional organization status and expectations of midwives working in İzmir provincial centre. Methodology: This descriptive survey was conducted in three maternity hospitals in İzmir. It was completed with 131 midwives out of a total of 306 who could be accessed and agreed to fill out the questionnaire. A questionnaire consisting of 24 questions designed by the survey team was used in collecting data. Descriptive statistics were used in data analysis. Findings: The average age of midwives included in the survey was 35.98±6.04 and 57.6% of them have their service experience of 16 years or longer. 13.7% of participants have membership to the Association of Midwives; one-third want to join and 70% are either undecided or do not want to join. The main reason for not being member seems to be their lack of information about the existence of the association. 84% of midwives want the association to launch local branches. The common demand from the nation-wide professional organization is for the protection of the rights and status of midwives. Conclusion: It is found that midwives working in maternity hospitals are not at desired level in terms of their membership to their national professional organization and they are short of information about national and international level organizations of midwives. Their major expectations from these organizations include the protection of their rights and status, revision in related legislation and giving weight to awareness building, promotion and scientific activities. Key words: Midwifery, Association of Midwives, Organization<br></p>