ReviewActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2019
The midwifery-led care model: a continuity of care model in the birth path.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global prevalence and risk factors of obstetric violence: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Pooled it
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- The Effect of Midwife-Led Continuous Labor Support Care on Delivery Mode and Timely Initiation of Breastfeeding in Primigravida Women in Northwest Ethiopia: A Hybrid Type I Implementation Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
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- Effect of midwife-led continuity of care combined with individualized breast management on postpartum recovery and lactation function in women undergoing cesarean section.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Perspectives on midwife-led care as a solution to reduce obstetric violence in health facilities in Ghana.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- 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
- Can Pregnancy Experience Predict Birth Experience, Postpartum Depression and Anxiety? A Prospective Descriptive Study.Nursing open · 2024Article
- The Effect of Tele-Continuous Care on Maternal Functioning and Neonatal Perception among Iranian Primiparous Mothers: A Randomized Field Trial Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Facilitators and barriers of midwife-led model of care at public health institutions of dire Dawa city, Eastern Ethiopia, 2022: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Intrapartum Quality of Care among Healthy Women: A Population-Based Cohort Study in an Italian Region.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- Pregnant women's perception of midwifery-led continuity care model in Ethiopia: a qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Women's experience of continuity of midwifery care in North-Eastern Italy: A qualitative study.European journal of midwifery · 2023Article
- Care in the time of COVID: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the impact of COVID-19 control measures on post-partum mothers' experiences of pregnancy, birth and the health system.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Perspectives of Italian pregnant women on pregnancy examinations and pregnancy care: is the caregiver more important than the care?Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2021Article
- The effect of continuous midwifery services on the delivery mode, labor progress, and nursing satisfaction of primiparas during natural deliveries.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
background and aim of the studyThe birth path is affected by a fragmentation in the patient care process, creating a discontinuity of this last one. The pregnant woman has to interface with many professionals, both during the pregnancy, the childbirth and the puerperium. However, during the last ten years, there has been an increasing of the pregnancy care operated by the midwife, who is considered to be the operator with the right competences, who can take care of every pregnancy and may avail herself of other professionals' contributions in order to improve the outcomes of maternal and neonatal health.
aimTo verify whether there are proofs of effectiveness that support the caseload midwifery care model, and if it is possible to apply this model in the birth path in Italy.
methodsA revision of literature has been done using some search engine (Google, Bing) and specific databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, Home - ClinicalTrials.gov). There has also been a consultation of the Italian regulations, the national guidelines and the recommendations of WHO.
resultsThe search string, properly adapted to the three databases, has given the following results: MEDLINE 64 articles, CINAHL 94 articles, Embase 88 articles. From this selection, 14 articles have been extracted: 1 systematic review, 3 controlled random trial, 7 observational studies, 3 qualitative studies.
conclusionsThe caseload midwifery care seems to be an effective and reliable organisational/caring method. It responds to the criterions of quality and security, to the needs of women not only during the pregnancy but also during the post-partum phase. For these reasons, it seems very useful also for the birth path in the Italian reality.
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