Satisfaction with community midwifery

Article Abstract:

A study comparing mothers' satisfaction with community midwifery care in two neighbouring east London, UK, health authorities has revealed no positive link between the number of visits that mothers received and their overall satisfaction. Satisfaction with the advice received in relation to mother and baby was examined, as well as satisfaction with the care of the mother, her relationship with the midwife, and the support received from formal and informal care providers. Levels of satisfaction with mother and baby care, advice and support decreased as the number of midwives visiting the mother rose.

Evaluation, Midwives, Community medicine

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Consumers, continuity and control: midwifery

Article Abstract:

The recommendations made in the House of Commons health committee's report on maternity services provide a great opportunity for midwives to press their claim that maternity services should centre on midwives rather than on obstetricians. Support for the concept of team midwifery, a midwifery-led initiative, is implied in the committee's report which acknowledges no justification for a move to hospital-based maternity services and that women's views on maternity care must be taken into account. The development of team midwifery at Leicester Royal Infirmary is described.

Innovations, Reports, Cover Story, Prenatal care, Maternal health services

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The benefits of team spirit: team midwifery can be highly beneficial in terms of improving continuity of care to mothers and their infants

Article Abstract:

A maternity unit at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital believes that mothers and their families should be involved in care planning so that their individual needs are respected. An audit of maternity care in the Exeter Health District found that although women were satisfied with the care they received, lack of continuity was a concern and advice was sometimes inconsistent. The maternity unit decided to introduce the concept of team midwifery so that the care would meet the needs of the mothers and the high professional standards of the staff.

Practice, Obstetrical nursing

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