Maternities are concerned about a shortage of midwives this summer

For lack of midwives, some maternity wards, both public and private, will have to close their doors for a few days this summer, while others are temporarily cutting beds. In question, in particular: a crisis of vocations of young graduates who prefer more and more to settle in liberal.

Serial burn-outs

Same fears on the side of the Council of the Order which believes that "newborn babies and their mothers are in danger". "The situation is really alarming," continues Stéphanie. “We know that this summer is going to be a particularly complicated period. Some of my colleagues are currently on anti-depressants, anxiolytics. malaise that had already been documented by the national college of midwives: according to their survey published in 2020, 42% of clinical midwives suffer from burnout.

To stem the crisis in vocations and make the profession more attractive, the National Council of the Order is calling for better recognition of the profession of midwife as well as an increase in salaries. He recalls that the negotiations of the last Ségur de la Santé concerning midwives are still at a standstill.