Implementing continuity of midwife carer - just a friendly face? A realist evaluation.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Good quality midwifery care saves the lives of women and babies. Continuity of midwife carer (CMC), a key component of good quality midwifery care, results in better clinical outcomes, higher care satisfaction and enhanced caregiver experience. However, CMC uptake has tended to be small scale or transient. We used realist evaluation in one Scottish health board to explore implementation of CMC as part of the Scottish Government 2017 maternity plan. METHODS:Participatory research, quality improvement and iterative data collection methods were used to collect data from a range of sources including facilitated team meetings, local and national meetings, quality improvement and service evaluation surveys, audits, interviews and published literature. Data analysis developed context-m

SUBMITTER: McInnes RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7158105 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature