BACKGROUND Midwives are primary providers of care for childbearing women around the world. However, there is a lack of synthesised information to establish whether there are differences in morbidity and mortality, effectiveness and psychosocial outcomes between midwife-led and other models of care. OBJECTIVES To compare midwife-led models of care with other models of care for childbearing wom...

OBJECTIVE To examine the occurrence of 5-minute Apgar scores of 0 and seizures or serious neurologic dysfunction for 4 groups by birth setting and birth attendant (hospital physician, hospital midwife, free-standing birth center midwife, and home midwife) in the United States from 2007-2010. METHODS Data from the United States Centers for Disease Control's National Center for Health Statistic...

BACKGROUND Current evidence for optimal management of fetal nuchal cord detected after the head has birthed supports techniques that avoid ligation of the umbilical cord circulation. Routine audit found frequent unsafe management of nuchal cord by skilled birth attendants (SBAs) in migrant and refugee birth centres on the Thai-Burmese border. METHOD The audit cycle was used to enhance safe pr...

BACKGROUND Trained birth attendants at delivery are important for preventing both maternal and newborn deaths. West Java is one of the provinces on Java Island, Indonesia, where many women still deliver at home and without the assistance of trained birth attendants. This study aims to explore the perspectives of community members and health workers about the use of delivery care services in six...

BACKGROUND Government policy advocates maternal choice in pregnancy care. Two key issues are place of birth and type of lead professional. Anecdotal evidence suggests there is variation in both these issues across the UK, but there has been no recent national assessment of whether maternal options are in line with government policy. AIM To establish the range of women's childbirth delivery op...

BACKGROUND Home birth is available to women in Canada who meet eligibility requirements for low risk status after assessment by regulated midwives. While UK researchers have reported lower costs associated with planned home birth, there have been no published studies of the costs of home versus hospital birth in Canada. METHODS Costs for all women planning home birth with a regulated midwife ...

Anemia is the biggest public health problem in world, especially group of pregnant women. The prevalence anemia women worldwide 41.8%, developed countries 18%, while average developing around 63.5% - 80%. results basic research (Riskesdas) 2013 with Indonesia was 37.1%. cases due to iron deficiency. risk who experience face death pregnancy. Every year there are 500 thousand postnatal maternal d...

a survey was made, to study the midwives involvement in preparing the primigravida women for breast feeding, in health centers associated with the ministry of health and medical education (tehran 1993) a total of 50 practicing midwives took part in this study. the tool was a check-list containing two sections. the first part had six items pertaining to the subject,s demographic characteristics....

This research aims to describe the perception PHBS post employee doing socialization. study uses qualitative phenomenological methods with semi-structured interview data collection methods. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. consisted of 4 employees Puskesmas sumber, one person served as head puskesmas, a public health instructor, coordinator midwife, accountant puskesmas. anal...

This study aims to describe and explain the Community Health Center Services in Klamono District, Sorong Regency, West Papua Province. The was conducted at Public research method used is descriptive qualitative phenomena that occur naturally as they are. informants this were medical personnel, namely, 1 head of Center, Head Pharmacy / Room, 2 nurses (1 nurse midwife), 3 community health center ...