A Study of Experience and Performance of Midwife Independence Practice in Providing Antenatal Care Services in Batam City, Riau, Indonesia

Abstract

Good performance of health workers impacts the quality of examination services for pregnant women, including maternal and neonatal health. This study determines the correlation between midwives' experience and the performance of midwife independence practice in providing antenatal care services in Batam Kota district. The population was collected using an accidental approach to midwife independence practice in Batam City District. Based on bivariate results, among 30 respondents who had a new experience, all respondents (100%) had a good performance, and 0 respondents (0.0%) had poor performance on ANC services. Meanwhile, among 21 respondents in the category of service length, 8 respondents (56.7%) had a good performance, and 13 respondents (43.3%) had poor performance. The chi-square test had a p-value of 0.02. The bivariate result showed a correlation between experience and the performance of midwife independence practice in providing antenatal care services with a chi-square p-value analysis of 0.002 <0.05. In conclusion, this study indicated that experience significantly correlated with the midwife's performance in providing antenatal care services at Botania and Baloi Indah Public Health Center in Batam City, Indonesia.