Midwife continuity of care models versus other models of care for childbearing women

CONCLUSIONS: Women receiving midwife continuity of care models were less likely to experience a caesarean section and instrumental birth, and may be less likely to experience episiotomy. They were more likely to experience spontaneous vaginal birth and report a positive experience. The certainty of some findings varies due to possible risks of bias, inconsistencies, and imprecision of some estimates. Future research should focus on the impact on women with social risk factors, and those at higher risk of complications, and implementation and scaling up of midwife continuity of care models, with emphasis on low- and middle-income countries.PMID:38597126 | PMC:PMC11005019 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD004667.pub6

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - April 10, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jane Sandall Cristina Fernandez Turienzo Declan Devane Hora Soltani Paddy Gillespie Simon Gates Leanne V Jones Andrew H Shennan Hannah Rayment-Jones Source Type: research