Impact of Increasing Midwifery‐Led Prenatal Care on Birth Outcomes: An Application of the g‐Formula and Target Trial Emulation
Increasing midwifery-led prenatal care reduced the prevalence of caesarean deliveries and maternal infections and slightly increased the prevalence of primary and secondary postpartum haemorrhage. Our results were similar to those of studies among live birth cohorts.
Authors
- Alyssa J Mansfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7411-6397)
- Karen Sheffield‐Abdullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5054-2885)
- Mollie E. Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9302-2641)
- Anna E. Austin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6605-363X)
- Elizabeth Simmons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0780-467X)
- Kavita Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8670-2262)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of North Carolina Health Care (US)
- Maryland Oncology Hematology (US)
- Department of Health (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.70077
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06