Table 3.
Model implementation by site.
| Site | Date commenced | Name of model | Midwife EFT 1st year | Mothers eligible for model 1st year | Midwife EFT end final year(2020) | Mothers eligible for model final year (2020) | Caseload of women per year | Staff exiting modeld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's | March 2017 | Baggarrook - ‘Woman’ in Woiwurrung language | 2.8 EFTa (3 mws) |
80 | 3.8 EFT (4 mws) |
135 | 1.0 EFT- 40 0.8 EFT- 35 |
4 (1 retired) |
| Joan Kirner | October 2017 | Galinjera - ‘To come together and connect and love’ in Wemba language | 3.0 EFTb | 117 | 4.0 EFT | 129 | 1.0 EFT - 35 | 5 |
| Mercy | April 2018 | Nangnak Babun Murrup - ‘Nurturing Mother's Spirit’ in Woiwurrung language | 3.0 EFTc | 57 | 4.0 EFT | 79 | 1.0 EFT 40–45 (including leave relief) | 1 (maternity leave) |
a
2.8 Equivalent fulltime (EFT) = 3 midwives, one of the four pre-existing caseload groups adapted; b: used EFT from an existing caseload group (2 EFT initially, another EFT added within two months due to high demand); c: newly configured group reallocated from of existing caseload EFT; d: Women's – one midwife stayed all through project and another stayed from when she joined the model until the end, Joan Kirner had 100% midwife turnover, Mercy – all three midwives who commenced stayed in model (one had maternity leave – and her replacement did not leave the model).