Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2017, 8(2):650-656 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2017.08.0014

JOB SATISFACTION OF MIDWIVES: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Daniela Nedvědová*, Bohdana Dušová, Darja Jarošová
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

Aim: The aims of the literature review were to identify and analyze factors affecting job satisfaction of midwives.

Design: A literature review.

Methods: Included in the literature review were full texts of papers published in English language from 1990 to 2014. The search for relevant data was performed using the electronic databases CINAHL, Medline, Science Direct and Wiley Online Library. From a total of 43 studies found, 11were analyzed as quantitative studies that fulfilled the specified criteria.

Results: Job satisfaction of midwives is affected by a lack of support from the management of healthcare facilities, low salary, understaffing, insufficient time for professional activities, work-family imbalance, high workload, physical demands, inadequate professional development, working environment, stress and low autonomy at work. Midwives showed signs of exhaustion, fatigue, hostility and depression, contributing to job turnover.

Conclusion: The literature review presents the factors influencing job satisfaction of midwives. This is affected by many variable determinants, which create a feeling of job satisfaction of midwives, but can also lead to job dissatisfaction and, consequently, high turnover.

Keywords: midwives, job satisfaction

Received: July 13, 2016; Accepted: January 10, 2017; Published: September 30, 2017  Show citation

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