HUBUNGAN KINERJA BIDAN DALAM PENATALAKSANAAN ANTENATAL CARE DENGAN QUALITY WORK LIFE DI KOTA TASIKMALAYA TAHUN 2007

Background: There exist a general relation between the healthof mother and child and midwives’ roles. Midwives havesignificant roles such as health provider, disseminator ofinformation, conductor and counsellor of mother and childhealthy. In Tasikmalaya city, the health of mother and child is animportant matter considering the death rate amongst motherand child in the city is still high in year 2005 and 2006.Purpose: This study is designed to observe the linkagebetween Quality Work Life (QWL) and Antenatal Care (ANC)implementation of midwifery in Tasikmalaya by the year 2007.Method: A descriptive analysis through cross sectional wasused in this study. Population target were all of midwifery in 14health service centers in Tasikmalaya city with the samplewere all of population target (53 persons). All of the data wereanalyzed by quantitative and qualitative approach betweenQWL and ANC operational. It is also associated with the increaseof target program as the outcome.Result: Productivities of the midwifery in health service centerswith good planning process, mobilization of implementationprogram, and controlling evaluation were established in 7 healthservice centers. Eight health service centers possess a goodQWL and however, there still exist 6 health service centerswith bad QWL in KIA unit. Three from nine components of QWLhave significant relations with ANC operational of midwifery.They are equity of reward, safety work environment, andproud feeling with the institution.Conclusion: Quality Work Life (QWL) of the midwifery inTasikmalaya city was not wholly supported the escalation ofmidwives’ productivity yet.Keywords: midwife, ANC, QW