Perceptions, Motivations, and Empowerment Strategies of Midwives in Rural and Remote Areas of Northern Morocco

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ID15469022
AutoresAbdelouahid Louazi (0000-0001-7802-0376, Instituts Supérieurs des Professions Infirmières et Techniques de Santé), Antonio Frías Osuna (0000-0001-5286-9603, Universidad de Jaén, autor correspondente), Antonio Frías-Osuna (Universidad de Jaén), Catalina López‐Martínez (0000-0003-1303-7593, Universidad de Jaén, autor correspondente), Sara Moreno-Cámara (0000-0002-0920-6035, Universidad de Jaén)
Ano2022
Volume19
Fascículo22
Páginas14992-14992
Data de publicação2022-11-14
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph192214992
PMID36429709
OpenAlexW4309683058
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas32

The shortage of midwives is a problem in rural and remote areas. This is mainly the consequence of job insecurity and difficult living conditions. The present study aimed to identify and analyse the perceptions and motivations of midwives in rural and remote areas of northern Morocco on the quality of their working life and the motivational factors and empowerment strategies they use to maintain and develop their work. It is a qualitative study that follows Van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenology approach. Three focus groups and in-depth interviews were conducted with 15 midwives from rural and remote areas. The results indicate that midwives in rural and remote areas have a negative perception of the quality of the work and their personal life because of the scarcity of basic resources, unfavourable working conditions, and the personal sacrifices they have to make to support themselves. However, some factors favour their efforts. Therefore, there is a need to promote intersectoral policies that focus on improving material and human resources, as well as the working and personal conditions of midwives and the factors that support and empower them

Business · Economic growth · Economic shortage · Empowerment · Focus group · Government (linguistics · Perception · Phenomenology (philosophy · Political science · Qualitative research · Rural area · Scarcity · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics · Global Health Care Issues · Global Health Workforce Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Marketing