Are the birth outcomes from a midwifery antenatal and postnatal service (MAPS) comparable to midwifery group caseload practice: A retrospective cohort study
Continuity of care with a known midwife (antenatal, labour/birth, and postnatal) was associated with less intervention and improved breastfeeding rates as supported by international literature. Future research is needed comparing MAPS to standard fragmented midwifery care.
Authors
- Elysse Prussing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9967-2901)
- Katharine Gillett
- Nicole Hainsworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0277-3675)
- Allison Cummins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0626-3365)
- Lyndall Mollart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8390-0658)
- Alison Gibberd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1689-1798)
Institutions
- Hunter Medical Research Institute (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Women and Birth
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101870
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.11
Funders
- Hunter Medical Research Institute