Exploring networks of care in implementing midwife-led birthing centres in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: The evidence for the benefits of midwifery has grown over the past two decades and midwife-led birthing centres have been established in many countries. Midwife-led care can only make a sustained and large-scale contribution to improved maternal and newborn health outcomes if it is an integral part of the health care system but there are challenges to the establishment and operation of midwife-led birthing centres. A network of care (NOC) is a way of understanding the connections within a catchment area or region to ensure that service provision is effective and efficient. This review aims to evaluate whether a NOC framework-in light of the literature about midwife-led birthing centres-can be used to map the challenges, barriers and enablers with a focus on low-to-middle income countries.

SUBMITTER: Turkmani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10204965 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature