Crisis in maternity wards.
At least 10% of the 460 French establishments are in a situation of “partial closure” for lack of caregivers and are sacrificing pre- and post-birth activities to focus on childbirth, said the union of midwives ONSSF and the Health association on Friday. in danger.
The figures are undoubtedly lower than the reality: out of 461 maternity wards, 122 responded to the survey conducted by the ONSSF and Santé en danger between June 1 and 26, and 49 "declare partial closures", i.e. "40 % of respondents”, specify the two organizations in a press release.
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For lack of sufficient staff, these establishments have reduced the wing: suppression of consultations (pregnancy follow-up, ultrasound), "stopping of birth preparation courses", even "closing of neonatology beds", of "pathological pregnancy service » or even « a wing complete with layers ».
A reduced care offer this summer
Pointing to the "difficulties in replacing" liberal midwives during their summer holidays, the ONSSF and Santé en danger warn that "the supply of perinatal and gynecological care will be reduced this summer" and deplore "degraded procedures (which) have repercussions on the care of women and newborns”.
Due to a lack of staff (mainly SF, anesthesiologists, obstetrician-gynecologists, paediatricians, IBODE, IPDE, etc.), beds and services will close.
This will have important repercussions on the care of women and newborns.
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— National Trade Union Organization of Midwives (@onssf) June 22, 2022
The whole health system is sick.
Geriatricians, in turn, sounded the alarm on Monday about the shortage of caregivers which has been causing "for weeks, the closure of beds and sometimes even services" of hospital geriatrics.
"The geriatric community considers that this situation exposes a lack of access to appropriate care for elderly patients, whether they come from their homes or nursing homes", indicates the National Professional Geriatrics Council (CNPG) in a press release.