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Is model of care associated with infant birth outcomes among vulnerable women? A scoping review of midwifery-led versus physician-led care.
Article in SSM - population health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 16 papers.
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- Educating for Equity: Preparing Student Midwives for Antenatal Care of Vulnerable Pregnant Women-A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The effect of midwifery-led continuum of care to improve maternal and newborn outcomes in the Sidama region, Ethiopia: A non-randomized control trial study.SAGE open medicine · 2025Article
- Midwife-Led Versus Obstetrician-Led Perinatal Care for Low-Risk Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 1.4 Million Pregnancies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- A scoping review of costing methodologies used to assess interventions for underserved pregnant people and new parents.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- [Postpartum Care by Midwives: Socioeconomic Status has a Strong Influence on the Amount of Care Received An Analysis with Routine Data from BARMER Health Insurance].Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2024Article
- [Healthcare in Pregnancy and Access to Midwives according to Socio-Economic Situation: An Analysis with Routine Data from BARMER Health Insurance].Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2023Article
- Insights into Prevention of Health Complications in Small for Gestational Age (SGA) Births in Relation to Maternal Characteristics: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- A Comprehensive Review on Social Inequalities and Pregnancy Outcome-Identification of Relevant Pathways and Mechanisms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Inequities in Availability of Evidence-Based Birth Supports to Improve Perinatal Health for Socially Vulnerable Rural Residents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Improving birth outcomes for women who are substance using or have mental illness: a Canadian cohort study comparing antenatal midwifery and physician models of care for women of low socioeconomic position.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
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- Mapping integration of midwives across the United States: Impact on access, equity, and outcomes.PloS one · 2018Article
- The Mothers on Respect (MOR) index: measuring quality, safety, and human rights in childbirth.SSM - population health · 2017Article
- Corrigendum to "Is model of care associated with infant birth outcomes among vulnerable women? A scoping review of midwifery-led versus physician-led care" [SSM - Population Health 2 (2016) 182-193].SSM - population health · 2017Article
- Social determinants and inequitable maternal and perinatal outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
This scoping review investigates if, over the last 25 years in high resource countries, midwives' patients of low socioeconomic position (SEP) were at more or less risk of adverse infant birth outcomes compared to physicians' patients. Reviewers identified 917 records in a search of 12 databases, grey literature, and citation lists. Thirty-one full documents were assessed and nine studies met inclusion criteria. Eight studies were assessed as moderate in quality; one study was given a weak rating. Of the moderate quality studies, the majority found no statistical difference in outcomes according to model of care for preterm birth, low or very low birth weight, or NICU admission. No study reported a statistically significant difference for small for gestational age birth (
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