Report on the midwifery workforce in the moh, Saudi Arabia, for 2019

Abstract

SUMMARY This report presents the findings of a quantitative midwifery workforce study in the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Saudi Arabia in 2019. The aim of this report is to present the current midwifery workforce and recommend an adequate number of midwives required in maternity services based on a midwife-tobirth ratio. The midwifery workforce information in this report highlights a number of concerns related to the shortage of midwives and the lack of midwifery educational programmes within Saudi Arabia. It is difficult to form a national picture with the current published data because of a lack of relevant information.