Factors that contribute to midwives staying in midwifery: A study in one area health service in New South Wales, Australia

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 331-335

  Sullivan, Katie ^a   Lock, Linette ^a   Homer, Caroline S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Maternity care; Midwives; Retention; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79957608238     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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