How has the integration of midwives into primary healthcare settings impacted access to care? A qualitative descriptive study from Ontario, Canada
While stand-alone community-based midwifery care remains effective and efficient, policy makers should consider creating or expanding funding that supports the further integration of midwives into primary healthcare teams.
Authors
- Anna Dion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2122-222X)
- Cristina A. Mattison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7210-0690)
- Elizabeth Darling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2675-3222)
- Stephanie Begun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3746-3127)
- Bismah Jameel
- Riley Graybrook
- Susana Ku-Carbonell
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- McMaster University Medical Centre (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12686-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Medical Research Council