BACKGROUND The literature review reveals general information about a good midwife from a range of perspectives and what childbearing women generally value in a midwife, but there is a lack of information around mothers’ perspectives of what makes a good midwife specifically during labour and birth, and even less in the context of different places of birth. AIM To conceptualise first-time mother...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of women in Canada who received care from a midwife during their prenatal period. METHODS The findings of this study were drawn from the Maternity Experiences Survey (MES), which was a cross-sectional survey that assessed the experiences of women who gave birth between November 2005 and May 2006. The main outcome variable f...

in postpartum departments the skills and experience of doctors and midwives will overlap together but it is not sufficiently recognized . little importance to the ability of midwives will reduce the scope of their responsibilities and decision-making power will be taken from them , also this will result in demoralization and decreasing job satisfaction. in this situation work load of new physic...

OBJECTIVE To investigate possible differences in operative delivery rate among low-risk women, randomised to an alongside midwifery-led unit or to standard obstetric units within the same hospital. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Østfold Hospital Trust, Tromsø, Norway. POPULATION A total of 1111 women assessed to be at low risk at onse...

In the early decades of the twentieth century a "midwife debate" took place in the Netherlands, in a series of discussions on what the future role of the midwife would be and what tasks she should be allowed to perform. The word "debate" is carefully chosen, for while the exchange became vigorous at times, it never reached the proportions of a "problem" or a "controversy". The Dutch were not co...

abstract background: continuation of delivery care by a midwife, and establishing a relationship between the midwife and the delivering woman, is so important for women, and preserving such relationship increases woman’s calmness and self-confi dence. the current research aims at studying the effect of midwifery continuing care during delivery on delivery outcomes. materials and methods: this s...

The purpose of this metasynthesis is to describe and interpret qualitative research relating to midwife-led care to see if it sheds light on why low-risk women experience fewer birth interventions within this model of care. Eleven articles were included in the review. Three themes emerged: (a) relationally mediated benefits for women that resulted in increased agency and empathic care; (b) the ...