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 Systematic reviews have shown that midwifery continuity of care programs lead
to improvements in birth outcomes for women and babies, but no reviews have focused …

Women classified as 'high risk'or 'complicated'in pregnancy and childbirth have increased
difficulty in accessing humanised care/humanisation in childbirth due to perceptions that this …

Problem Midwifery philosophy promotes informed decision-making. Despite this, midwives
report a lack of informed decision-making in standard maternity care systems. Background …

Aims To map the pathway and service provision for pregnant women whose newborns
require admission into the surgical neonatal intensive care unit at or soon after birth, and to …

Problem Families living in rural communities need to relocate, be transferred or travel long
distances to access specialist maternal and neonatal care, leading to isolation from their …

Background Despite robust evidence on the benefits of midwifery group practice (MGP),
there remains difficulties with implementing and sustaining the model. However …

Individual and health system barriers can impede clinicians from supporting weight-related
behaviour change for pregnant women, particularly in publicly funded antenatal care …

Background Mothers with mild to moderate depression in pregnancy are at risk of
developing postpartum depression. Midwife-led continuity of care may support maternal …

Objective This study aimed to investigate new mothers' self-rated and perceived health
problems and complications; their reasons for, and the frequency of, emergency department …