SynthesisBMC public health2012
Public health interventions in midwifery: a systematic review of systematic reviews.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
- A concept analysis of the term midwifery intervention: A scoping review.European journal of midwifery · 2026Review
- Midwifery Care: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis.Nursing open · 2025Review
- An overview of reviews of breastfeeding barriers and facilitators: Analyzing global research trends and hotspots.Global epidemiology · 2025Review
- Evidence-based practice utilization and associated factors among nurses in the emergency department of selected public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024: cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Nursing and midwifery workforce expansion as a strategic lever to reduce maternal mortality: Global evidence and policy implications from an ecological study.AIMS public health · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Peer-Assisted Learning in health professional education: a scoping review of systematic reviews.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Development and Validation of the Midwifery Interventions Classification for a Salutogenic Approach to Maternity Care: A Delphi Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The MidPIC study: Midwives' knowledge, perspectives and learning needs regarding preconception and interconception care.PloS one · 2023Article
- Implementation of evidence-based practice and associated factors among nurses and midwives working in Amhara Region government hospitals: a cross-sectional study.Reproductive health · 2021Article
- A critical interpretive synthesis of the roles of midwives in health systems.Health research policy and systems · 2020Article
- Investigating midwives' barriers and facilitators to multiple health promotion practice behaviours: a qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework.Implementation science : IS · 2019Article
- Cost-effectiveness of continuity of midwifery care for women with complex pregnancy: a structured review of the literature.Health economics review · 2018Review
- Systemic Immunosuppression in High-Risk Penetrating Keratoplasty: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2016Review
- Public health education for midwives and midwifery students: a mixed methods study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2012Article
- What Mother, Midwives, and Traditional Birth Helper Said About Early Initiation of Breastfeeding in Buginese-Bajo Culture.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMaternity care providers, particularly midwives, have a window of opportunity to influence pregnant women about positive health choices. This aim of this paper is to identify evidence of effective public health interventions from good quality systematic reviews that could be conducted by midwives.
methodsRelevant databases including MEDLINE, Pubmed, EBSCO, CRD, MIDIRS, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library and Econlit were searched to identify systematic reviews in October 2010. Quality assessment of all reviews was conducted.
resultsThirty-six good quality systematic reviews were identified which reported on effective interventions. The reviews were conducted on a diverse range of interventions across the reproductive continuum and were categorised under: screening; supplementation; support; education; mental health; birthing environment; clinical care in labour and breast feeding. The scope and strength of the review findings are discussed in relation to current practice. A logic model was developed to provide an overarching framework of midwifery public health roles to inform research policy and practice.
conclusionsThis review provides a broad scope of high quality systematic review evidence and definitively highlights the challenge of knowledge transfer from research into practice. The review also identified gaps in knowledge around the impact of core midwifery practice on public health outcomes and the value of this contribution. This review provides evidence for researchers and funders as to the gaps in current knowledge and should be used to inform the strategic direction of the role of midwifery in public health in policy and practice.
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