Exploring the use of health technology in community-based midwifery care – an interview study

This study has shown that there are several areas of unmet needs for community midwives that should be investigated. However, and arguably more pressing, is improving the availability and quality of health technologies and other equipment that is already widely used. Midwives were interested in technologies that support decision making, reduce the number of hospital visits for their patients, improve their workload, and reduce medicalisation. At the same time, there is fear that technology may displace midwives' wisdom. Where new technologies are introduced, support and training should be provided to address potential resistance.