Labour outcomes in caseload midwifery and standard care: a register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research on caseload midwifery in a Danish setting is missing. This cohort study aimed to compare labour outcomes in caseload midwifery and standard midwifery care.

Methods

A historical register-based cohort study was carried out using routinely collected data about all singleton births 2013-2016 in two maternity units in the North Denmark Region. In this region, women are geographically allocated to caseload midwifery or standard care, as caseload midwifery is only available in some towns in the peripheral part of the uptake areas of the maternity units, and it is the only model of care offered here. Labour outcomes of 2679 all-risk women in caseload midwifery were compared with those of 10,436 all-risk women in standard midwifery care using multivariate linear a

SUBMITTER: Jepsen I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6282374 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature