The importance of evaluating primary midwifery care for improving the health of women and infants
In most countries, maternal and newborn care is fragmented and focused on identification and treatment of pathology that affects only the minority of women and babies. Recently, a Framework for Quality Maternal and Newborn Care (QMNC) was developed, which encourages a system-level shift to provide s...
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author | Ank eDe Jonge Raymond eDe Vries Raymond eDe Vries Antoine LM Lagro-Janssen Address eMalata Eugene eDeclercq Soo eDowne Eileen K Hutton Eileen K Hutton |
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description | In most countries, maternal and newborn care is fragmented and focused on identification and treatment of pathology that affects only the minority of women and babies. Recently, a Framework for Quality Maternal and Newborn Care (QMNC) was developed, which encourages a system-level shift to provide skilled care for all. This care includes preventive and supportive care that works to strengthen women’s capabilities and focuses on promotion of normal reproductive processes while ensuring access to emergency treatment when needed. Midwifery care is pivotal in this framework which contains several elements that resonate with the main dimensions of primary care. Primary health care is the first level of contact with the health system where most of the population’s curative and preventive health needs can be fulfilled as close as possible to where people live and work. In this paper, we argue that midwifery as described in the framework requires the application of a primary care philosophy for all childbearing women and infants. Evaluation of the implementation of the framework should therefore include tools to monitor the performance of primary midwifery care. |
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spelling | doaj.art-7c456bd0f96d4167a1e5c3317e38b7922022-12-21T23:23:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2015-03-01210.3389/fmed.2015.00017137230The importance of evaluating primary midwifery care for improving the health of women and infantsAnk eDe Jonge0Raymond eDe Vries1Raymond eDe Vries2Antoine LM Lagro-Janssen3Address eMalata4Eugene eDeclercq5Soo eDowne6Eileen K Hutton7Eileen K Hutton8AVAG/ EMGO, VU University Medical CenterSchool of Medicine, University of MichiganMidwifery Academy MaastrichtRadboud University Medical CenterUniversity of MalawiBoston University School of Public HealthUniversity of Central LancashireMcMaster UniversityAVAG/ EMGO, VU University Medical CenterIn most countries, maternal and newborn care is fragmented and focused on identification and treatment of pathology that affects only the minority of women and babies. Recently, a Framework for Quality Maternal and Newborn Care (QMNC) was developed, which encourages a system-level shift to provide skilled care for all. This care includes preventive and supportive care that works to strengthen women’s capabilities and focuses on promotion of normal reproductive processes while ensuring access to emergency treatment when needed. Midwifery care is pivotal in this framework which contains several elements that resonate with the main dimensions of primary care. Primary health care is the first level of contact with the health system where most of the population’s curative and preventive health needs can be fulfilled as close as possible to where people live and work. In this paper, we argue that midwifery as described in the framework requires the application of a primary care philosophy for all childbearing women and infants. Evaluation of the implementation of the framework should therefore include tools to monitor the performance of primary midwifery care.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2015.00017/fullMaternal Health ServicesMidwiferyPrimary Health CareMedical interventionNewborn health |
spellingShingle | Ank eDe Jonge Raymond eDe Vries Raymond eDe Vries Antoine LM Lagro-Janssen Address eMalata Eugene eDeclercq Soo eDowne Eileen K Hutton Eileen K Hutton The importance of evaluating primary midwifery care for improving the health of women and infants Frontiers in Medicine Maternal Health Services Midwifery Primary Health Care Medical intervention Newborn health |
title | The importance of evaluating primary midwifery care for improving the health of women and infants |
title_full | The importance of evaluating primary midwifery care for improving the health of women and infants |
title_fullStr | The importance of evaluating primary midwifery care for improving the health of women and infants |
title_full_unstemmed | The importance of evaluating primary midwifery care for improving the health of women and infants |
title_short | The importance of evaluating primary midwifery care for improving the health of women and infants |
title_sort | importance of evaluating primary midwifery care for improving the health of women and infants |
topic | Maternal Health Services Midwifery Primary Health Care Medical intervention Newborn health |
url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2015.00017/full |
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