Vol. 27 • No. 3 • September 2021 : Expanding the role of midwives in Korea
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Vol. 27 • No. 3 • September 2021 : Expanding the role of midwives in Korea
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According to the State of the World’s Midwifery 2021 report, there are about 1.9 million midwives
worldwide, but a shortage of 900,000 midwives remains. The workforce of midwives is insufficient
in European countries, the United States, Australia, and Japan, where midwives help with childbirth,
as well as in Africa, where the maternal mortality rate is high [1].
In Korea, where 99.5% of newborns are born in hospitals, midwives are also facing a crisis due to
the deteriorating circumstances in the field of obstetrics and gynecology resulting from the ultra-low
birth rate [2]. As apprenticeships for midwives have disappeared, it has become difficult to train
midwives. Midwives are also losing their jobs and closing birth centers in response to the decreasing
number of midwife-assisted births, after an earlier period of growth due to the popularity of natural
childbirth. Accordingly, this article was written to shed light on the role of midwives during the transition process of the Korean midwifery system and to explore ways of broadening the role of Korean
midwives in the future by analyzing examples of the expansion of midwives’ role in other countries
worldwide, but a shortage of 900,000 midwives remains. The workforce of midwives is insufficient
in European countries, the United States, Australia, and Japan, where midwives help with childbirth,
as well as in Africa, where the maternal mortality rate is high [1].
In Korea, where 99.5% of newborns are born in hospitals, midwives are also facing a crisis due to
the deteriorating circumstances in the field of obstetrics and gynecology resulting from the ultra-low
birth rate [2]. As apprenticeships for midwives have disappeared, it has become difficult to train
midwives. Midwives are also losing their jobs and closing birth centers in response to the decreasing
number of midwife-assisted births, after an earlier period of growth due to the popularity of natural
childbirth. Accordingly, this article was written to shed light on the role of midwives during the transition process of the Korean midwifery system and to explore ways of broadening the role of Korean
midwives in the future by analyzing examples of the expansion of midwives’ role in other countries
Creator
Kyung Won Kim
Publisher
perpustakaan horizon karawang
Date
september 2021
Contributor
fajar bagus w
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pdf
Language
english
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text
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Citation
Kyung Won Kim, “Vol. 27 • No. 3 • September 2021 : Expanding the role of midwives in Korea,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2881.