Background Midwives are primary providers of care for childbearing women globally and
there is a need to establish whether there are differences in effectiveness between midwife …

Background The comparative safety of different birth settings is widely debated. Comparing
research across high-income countries is complex, given differences in maternity service …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted maternity services worldwide and
imposed restrictions on societal behaviours. This national study aimed to compare obstetric …

Background Out‐of‐hospital births have been increasing in the United States, although past
studies have found wide variations between states. Our purpose was to examine trends in …

Primary care services should ensure that all women of childbearing age have the
opportunity to optimise their weight before pregnancy. Advice on weight and lifestyle should …

The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex
and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than …

Summary We used the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) to estimate deaths averted if midwifery was
scaled up in 78 countries classified into three tertiles using the Human Development Index …

Objective To describe the trends of severe perineal tears in E ngland and to investigate to
what extent the changes in related risk factors could explain the observed trends. Design A …

Background The frequency of planned out-of-hospital birth in the United States has
increased in recent years. The value of studies assessing the perinatal risks of planned out …

Background Our aim was to describe the range of perineal trauma in women with a
singleton vaginal birth and estimate the effect of maternal and obstetric characteristics on the …