Midwife-led maternity care in Ireland – a retrospective cohort study

Midwife-led maternity care in Ireland – a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Midwife-led maternity care is shown to be safe for women with low-risk during pregnancy. In Ireland, two midwife-led units (MLUs) were introduced in 2004 when a randomised controlled trial (the MidU study) was performed to compare MLU care with consultant-led care (CLU). Followin...

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Main Authors: Anna Dencker, Valerie Smith, Colette McCann, Cecily Begley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Midwife-led care
Childbirth
Low-risk pregnancy
MidU study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-017-1285-9

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