Organising maternal and newborn care in high-income countries: a scoping review of organisational elements and their association with outcomes
Although the literature provides substantial evidence of organisational elements that contribute to improved outcomes, a significant gap remains in understanding how to overcome the barriers in sustainable implementation of these elements within healthcare systems. Interpreted through a systems and transition science lens, these findings suggest that strengthening integrated maternity care requires system-level changes aligning with WHO policy directions towards midwifery models of person-centred care.
Authors
- Bahareh Goodarzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9758-1299)
- George L. Burchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6281-4179)
- Ronald Batenburg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9453-481X)
- Pim Valentijn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9788-1275)
- Soo Downe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2848-2550)
- Jolanda Liebregts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1729-145X)
- Ank de Jonge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5384-3744)
- Jan Jaap Erwich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1362-4501)
- Corine J. M. Verhoeven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0001-0888)
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Hanze University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- University of Lancashire (GB)
- Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing (NL)
- Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
- Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NL)
- Máxima Medisch Centrum (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107624
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- ZonMw