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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2026

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.

Mengstu Melkamu Asaye, Getie Mihret Aragaw, Eden Bishaw Taye, Kihinetu Gelaye Wudineh, Sara Bayes

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Mengstu Melkamu AsayeDepartment of Women and Family Health, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar P.O. Box 196, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-7889-5578
Getie Mihret AragawDepartment of General Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar P.O. Box 196, Ethiopia.
Eden Bishaw TayeDepartment of Clinical Midwifery, School of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar P.O. Box 196, Ethiopia.
Kihinetu Gelaye WudinehDepartment of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar P.O. Box 79, Ethiopia.
Sara BayesSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup 6027, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7121-9593

Funding

Laerdal Foundation 2023-0025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Midwife-led continuous labor and childbirth support reduces the episiotomy rate and increases the rates of vaginal delivery and early initiation of breastfeeding. However, no studies have yet been conducted in Ethiopia. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of midwife-led continuous labor and childbirth support. A quasi-experimental study involving 419 primigravida women compared an intervention given by trained midwives at two hospitals to routine at two others. Data were collected from July to December 2024 through interviews and record reviews. The McNemar test was used to compare changes, with a

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Breast FeedingDelivery, ObstetricMidwiferyAdultEthiopiaFemaleHumansLabor, ObstetricPregnancyYoung Adultbreastfeedingchildbirthcontinues labor supportEthiopiamidwife-led

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