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Older women’s perceptions of HPV self-sampling and HPV-sampling performed by a midwife – a phenomenographic study
BackgroundCervical cancer is a global disease and it is well established that cervical cancer is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). In Sweden...
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Midwife-led birthing centres in four countries: a case study
BackgroundMidwives are essential providers of primary health care and can play a major role in the provision of health care that can save lives and...
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Designing a Midwife-Led Birth Center Program Based on the MAP-IT Model: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed-Methods Study
BackgroundIn recent decades, medical supervision of the labor and delivery process has expanded beyond its boundaries to the extent that in many...
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Efficacy of midwife-led role orientation of birth companions on maternal satisfaction and birth outcomes: a randomized control trial in Uganda
BackgroundThe World Health Organization recommends birth companionship for all women in labor. There is insufficient evidence on birth companionship...
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Midwife-centred management: a qualitative study of midwifery group practice management and leadership in Australia
BackgroundMidwifery group practice (MGP) has consistently demonstrated optimal health and wellbeing outcomes for childbearing women and their babies....
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Iranian midwives’ lived experiences of providing continuous midwife-led intrapartum care: a qualitative study
Background & ObjectiveContinuity of midwifery-led care during labour and birth is considered optimal. To ensure its sustainability in practice where...
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Midwife empathy and its association with the childbirth experience: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundAlthough pregnancy and childbirth comprise a life-course that most midwives experience, whether their own experiences of childbirth...
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Obstetrician involvement in planned midwife-led births: a cohort study in an obstetric department of a University Hospital in Switzerland
BackgroundHealthy women with low risk singleton pregnancies are offered a midwife-led birth model at our department. Exclusion criteria for...
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Development of the Woman-Centred Care Scale- Midwife Self Report (WCCS-MSR)
BackgroundWoman-centred care is recognised as a fundamental construct of midwifery practice yet to date, there has been no validated tool available...
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Midwife-led pandemic telemedicine services for maternal health and gender-based violence screening in Bangladesh: an implementation research case study
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic disrupted maternal and newborn health services in Bangladesh, exacerbating the large gaps in service utilization that...
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Sustainability of hospital-based midwife-led antenatal care consultation — a qualitative study
BackgroundAll evidence-based knowledge and improvement strategies for quality care must be implemented so patients can benefit from them. In Germany,...
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Abdominal examination during pregnancy may enhance relationships between midwife, mother and child: a qualitative study of pregnant women’s experiences
BackgroundAbdominal examination is a routine procedure performed by midwives several times during pregnancy to monitor the growth and well-being of...
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The evolution of the midwife in the obstetric high dependency unit
BackgroundThis study involves two stand-alone tertiary level maternity hospitals with a combined average of 17,000 births per year, and with...
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Strategies to improve the quality of midwifery care and develo** midwife-centered care in Iran: analyzing the attitudes of midwifery experts
BackgroundIn recent years, extensive studies have been designed and performed in the context of providing midwifery care in developed countries,...
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Women’s experience and satisfaction with midwife-led maternity care: a cross-sectional survey in China
BackgroundLow risk pregnancy ending in a vaginal birth is best served and guided by a midwife. Utilizing a midwife in such cases offers many...
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Nurse, midwife and patient perspectives and experiences of diabetes management in an acute inpatient setting: a mixed-methods study
BackgroundIn an acute hospital setting, diabetes can require intensive management with medication modification, monitoring and education. Yet little...
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“But at home, with the midwife, you are a person”: experiences and impact of a new early postpartum home-based midwifery care model in the view of women in vulnerable family situations
BackgroundPostpartum home-based midwifery care is covered by basic health insurance in Switzerland for all families with newborns but must be...
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Effect of Companion Presence during Skin-to-Skin Contact on Maternal Anxiety: A Randomized Clinical Trial
ObjectiveTo compare the effect of companion presence versus midwife presence during skin-to-skin contact (SSC) at birth on maternal anxiety and...
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Evaluation of a method to identify midwives in national provider identifier data
ObjectivesComparison of national midwife workforce data from the National Provider Identifier file determined it undercounted midwives compared to...
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The effect of midwife-oriented breastfeeding counseling on self-efficacy and performance of adolescent mothers: a clinical trial study
BackgroundBreastfeeding behaviors are strongly influenced by self-efficacy. This research aimed to determine the effect of breastfeeding counseling...
