About a month ago, SVT Nyheter Småland reported on the shortage of midwives in Kronoberg.

The large shortage of staff has now led to 30 midwives being lost if one holiday week was this summer.

- What has happened is that we do not get the same number of hired midwives this year, compared to how it has been in the past.

That is the big difference, says Jennie Ronéus, operations manager for the gynecology clinic in Växjö.

Not enough despite canceled vacation

Jennie Ronéus says that this was not something you predicted when you put the summer planning in January.

- I understand that you are tired and need your four weeks holiday.

I can only say that I find it very sad that we are in this situation.

Even though some of the midwives' holidays are now shortened, there are still 70 passes to fill in the summer.

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Kronoberg among the worst in the country at attracting midwives Photo: SVT