Abstract Background Midwifery Units (MUs) are associated with optimal perinatal outcomes,
improved service users' and professionals' satisfaction as well as being the most cost …

An ethnographic organisational study of alongside midwifery units: a follow-on study from the
Birthplace in England programme Page 1 City, University of London Institutional Repository …

Background the predicted midwifery workforce shortages in several countries have serious
implications for the care of women during pregnancy, birth and post partum. There are a …

A bstract This article is based on analysis of a series of ethnographic case studies of
midwifery units in England. Midwifery units 1 are spaces that were developed to provide …

OBJECTIVE: the objective of the Birthplace in England Case Studies was to explore the
organisational and professional issues that may impact on the quality and safety of labour …

Background Maternity Matters proposed that women with straightforward pregnancies
should be offered the choice of having their babies in a range of settings. High quality …

Objective To explore the transition from midwifery one-to-one support in labour within a
midwife-led birth environment to an obstetric-led unit from the perspectives of midwives and …

Aims and background Alongside midwifery units (AMUs, also known as hospital or co-
located birth centres) were identified as a novel hybrid organisational form in the Birthplace …

Very little attention has been afforded to how male researchers actively position their gender
in their studies, particularly in ethnographic research located within settings populated …

Aim This paper is a report of an analysis of the concept of watchful waiting. Background Little
is known about differences between the intrapartum care processes of midwives and …