Table 4 Changes of manpower and workload from 2005 to 2017
Year | Total births | Obstetricians (N) | Nurses in the ward (N) | Midwives (N) | Total births: Obstetrician ratio | Total births: Nurse in the ward ratio | Total births: Midwife ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 1941 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 277.3:1 | 129.4:1 | 194.1:1 |
2006 | 2278 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 284.8:1 | 134.0:1 | 227.8:1 |
2007 | 3011 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 376.4:1 | 188.2:1 | 231.6:1 |
2008 | 2968 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 329.8:1 | 197.9:1 | 212.0:1 |
2009 | 2806 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 280.6:1 | 155.9:1 | 200.4:1 |
2010 | 2900 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 241.7:1 | 145.0:1 | 207.1:1 |
2011 | 3267 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 233.4:1 | 155.6:1 | 233.4:1 |
2012 | 4140 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 258.8:1 | 153.3:1 | 258.8:1 |
2013 | 4000 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 222.2:1 | 148.1:1 | 235.3:1 |
2014 | 5096 | 20 | 32 | 18 | 254.8:1 | 159.3:1 | 283.1:1 |
2015 | 4595 | 24 | 46 | 18 | 191.5:1 | 99.9:1 | 255.3:1 |
2016 | 6700 | 28 | 57 | 15 | 239.3:1 | 117.5:1 | 446.7:1 |
2017 | 5777 | 28 | 57 | 18 | 206.3:1 | 101.4:1 | 320.9:1 |
Correlation | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | P = 0.001 | P = 0.156 | P < 0.001 |