A Study of the Process of Care Ability Acquirement and Factors Influencing the Process Especially the Ability of Care of Women in Pregnancy and Childbearing

• Published in: Journal of Japan Academy of Midwifery Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 21 - 31
• Main Authors: MATSUOKA, Megumi, HIRASAWA, Mieko, SINDO, Sachie, NAITO, Yoko, SASAKI, Kazuko, KUMAZAWA, Minako
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan Academy of Midwifery 25.12.1988
• ISSN: 0917-6357; 1882-4307
• DOI: 10.3418/jjam.2.21

The purpose of this study is to investigate the processes of care ability acquirement-especially the ability of care of women in pregnancy and childbearing-and to find factors influencing these processes. We followed up for one year 92 midwives who graduated recently from three midwifery schools respectively, national, public. More than half of the subjects worked at an institute with 200 to 999 beds. The average age of the subjects is 23.5, and 34.7% of them have experiences as a nurse, having worked for an average of 2.6 years. The majority of the subjects attained a good level of care ability after one year. However, many of them have not had experience in resuscitation of a neonate in a state of asphyxia and in the care of a high-risk neonate. The number of those who find satisfaction in their own way of working increases as time goes on, and at the same time there is an increase in the number of items of care ability in correlation with the satisfaction level. One month after they start working, The achievement level of care ability is in correlation with their impessions that their working places is friendly, and is six months after, is in correlation with their impression that there are good exchanges of opinions among the staff.