title: Assessing the midwifery workforce demand: Utilising Birthrate Plus in China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the ability of the Birthrate Plus Workforce Planning Methodology (BR+) to forecast midwifery workforce demand in Chinese settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis of medical records.
  
  
  METHODS
  ten hospitals in Beijing District.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hospitals were selected using stratified sampling methods. The client category and midwife hours in each hospital were analysed over 1 month in consecutive three years (2013, 2014, and 2015).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Client category allocation varied between different hospital levels; Clients in higher category tended to need longer midwife hours; Mean birthrate of the ten hospitals was 154.30 (SD=40.700). Seven out of the ten hospitals were in need of more midwives.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Birthrate Plus was proved to be effective and efficient in Chinese settings; Gaps between available and needed midwives were large and prevalent in Chinese hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Peking University, School of Nursing, Xueyuan Road 38th, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jiasi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: Peking University, School of Nursing, Xueyuan Road 38th, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xiu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Peking University, School of Nursing, Xueyuan Road 38th, Haidian District, Beijing, China. Electronic address: luhong@bjmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D001723:Birth Rate; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000639:trends; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload
keywords: Birthrate Plus; Midwifery; Workforce projection