The midwives are “concerned” about the future of their profession and the health care of women and their families, and are also “exhausted” by Osakidetza’s management.
The midwives of Bizkaia are called upon to participate in the day of strike called today, Monday, under the motto “Midwives without replacements, women without care“, to denounce the “severe understaffing” they face and the “passivity” of them Osakidetza.
In addition, they will play the leading role in a manifestation that will begin from the Sacred Heartin Bilbao, and which has received the support of feminist associations in Euskadi.
SATSE Euskadi, the organizer of the strike, has indicated that the midwives “Worried“for the future of their profession and the health care of women and their families, in addition to being “exhausted” by Osakidetza’s management, which “has a negative impact“in their capabilities and in “the time they can devote to caring for women.” These circumstances, in their view, limit “the right to sexual and reproductive health of women and their families.”
The union regrets that the “failed attempts at negotiation to alleviate service cuts and increased workload“, especially during the summer and holiday periods, means “ignoring women’s care, denying services provided during the rest of the year, and preventing short-term care.”
This, they continue, ‘generates delay, discomfort and uncertainty at crucial moments in women’s lives see their fundamental right limited for sexual and reproductive health.
After urging Osakidetza to do so working for equality In the absence of measures that have a negative impact on women’s health, Satse stressed that “the lack of generational change and the insufficient number of specialized training places are a sign of an inadequate midwifery/user ratio.”
“This shortage is exacerbated during the holiday period and prevents the coverage of absences, including family reconciliation leave,” they reiterated, which is why they believe that “Osakidetza should ensure full coverage of absences with an efficient and sustainable recruitment policy”.
In the same way, it believes that it must “recognize the quota of each midwife, taking into account the female population, establish appropriate proportions and guarantee 100% of midwives deployed in hospital services.” “Only in this way can we guarantee the development of our skills and the quality of care,” this group demands.
Source: EITB
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