The solution in Malmö has been support from more midwives - both from other activities in the region - and from other parts of the country and Finland.
In addition, the existing staff have been flexible with their holidays and taken on extra shifts.
- It looks better now than it did just a few weeks ago.
Now I have confidence that we will patiently staff the ten rooms we have open, says Pia Teleman, operations manager for gynecology at Skåne University Hospital.
Finnish midwives support
SVT Nyheter Skåne has previously reported on the pressured situation in maternity care, where about twenty midwives have resigned and the business has been forced to close maternity wards.
During the spring, the region has, among other things, attracted high compensation for midwives who take extra care.
In recent weeks, twelve midwives from Västra Götaland, the Stockholm area and Finland have expressed an interest in working in Malmö during the summer.
This after an individual employee made a call in a midwife group on social media.
- I am incredibly happy that she posted this post, says Pia Teleman and continues:
- The most important effect is that our midwives can actually take their vacation as they need.
Still pass to fill
Region Skåne writes in a press release that there are still gaps to fill when it comes to the entire Skåne maternity care.
- But the combined capacity means that we seem to be able to meet the needs regardless of location, even if some additional measures will be required to get enough staff on site, writes chief physician Marie Ekberg at Skåne University Hospital.
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In the clip, midwife Sarah Emery tells more about what she thinks is required for the staff to want to stay in the maternity wards.
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