All delivery rooms occupied.
This is what it looks like one morning when SVT Uppsala visits the University Hospital's maternity ward.
The alarm beeps and two of the staff steer towards a waiting ambulance.
- The midwives work over a lot, corresponding to eight full-time jobs.
It is not a dignified maternity care for 2022, says Evelina Holtby.
Ten employees resigned
Despite the many millions from the state, the midwives are not happy.
Far from.
According to management, ten employees resigned from the birth last year.
80 midwives work here.
"The reason may be the high pace of work but also the uncomfortable working hours," writes Åsa Edström, department head at the birth in an email.
Most, but not all, of those who have quit have been replaced.
According to Åsa Edström, staffing the entire obstetrics, work environment and high workload are the biggest challenges right now.
Continued staffing problems
Despite the fact that the money from the so-called maternity billion, among other things, would go to raising staffing and working environment, this is where it rubs according to both unions and management.
- With extra money, it has been possible to bring in extra resources, it has been possible to invest in education and it is still good for maternity care.
Then if you are to increase the number of people in maternity care, long-term money is needed for it, says regional councilor Malin Sjöberg Högrell (L), who believes that the state needs to contribute to those funds.
What is required for midwives to want to continue working at the University Hospital?
- We must set long-term goals, and the midwives must be involved in decision-making.
We are clear about what we want and we know what is best for expectant parents, says Evelina Holtby.
In the clip: Follow to the birth.