Continuous care during labor by maternity care assistants in the Netherlands vs care-as-usual: a randomized controlled trial

Chaibekava, Karina V.; Scheenen, Amber J.C.; Lettink, Adrie; Smits, Luc J.M.; Langenveld, Josje; Laar, Rafli Van De; Peeters, Babette; Joosten, Sanne; Verstappen, Marie-Louise; Dirksen, Carmen D.; Nieuwenhuijze, Marianne J.; Scheepers, Hubertina C.J.

doi:10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.101168

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“…As a result, many service providers today are transitioning to a continuous care model [ 4 ], and they have considered continuous care to be necessary for realizing women's rights [ 5 ]. Also, continuous midwifery care is known as the gold standard in maternity care to achieve excellent results for women [ 5 , 6 ]. In order to strengthen midwifery services to achieve global health goals in 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed a midwife-led continuous care model [ 7 ].…”

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The effect of a midwifery continuity of care program on clinical competence of midwifery students and delivery outcomes: a mixed-methods protocol

Razavinia,

Abedi,

Iravani

et al. 2024

BMC Med Educ

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Background The midwifery continuity of care model is one of the care models that have not been evaluated well in some countries including Iran. We aimed to assess the effect of a program based on this model on the clinical competence of midwifery students and delivery outcomes in Ahvaz, Iran. Methods This sequential embedded mixed-methods study will include a quantitative and a qualitative phase. In the first stage, based on the Iranian midwifery curriculum and review of seminal midwifery texts, a questionnaire will be developed to assess midwifery students’ clinical competence. Then, in the second stage, the quantitative phase (randomized clinical trial) will be conducted to see the effect of continuity of care provided by students on maternal and neonatal outcomes. In the third stage, a qualitative study (conventional content analysis) will be carried out to investigate the students’ and mothers’ perception of continuity of care. Finally, the results of the quantitative and qualitative phases will be integrated. Discussion According to the nature of the study, the findings of this research can be effectively used in providing conventional midwifery services in public centers and in midwifery education. Trial registration This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (IR.AJUMS.REC.1401.460). Also, the study protocol was registered in the Iranian Registry for Randomized Controlled Trials (IRCT20221227056938N1).

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