Midwife Led Units: Transforming Maternity Care Globally

Background: Midwifery-led care is a high-certainty, evidence-based strategy to improve maternity care. Midwife-led units (MLUs) are one example of how the midwifery model of care is being integrated into existing health systems to transform maternal health around the world. Purpose: To promote globa...

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Autores principales:	Joyce K. Edmonds, Juliana Ivanof, Urusala Kafulafula
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2020
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/9b3cbfaaa7484fa89a3dbe05e30ac17a
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9b3cbfaaa7484fa89a3dbe05e30ac17a2021-12-02T09:18:58ZMidwife Led Units: Transforming Maternity Care Globally2214-999610.5334/aogh.2794https://doaj.org/article/9b3cbfaaa7484fa89a3dbe05e30ac17a2020-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2794https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Background: Midwifery-led care is a high-certainty, evidence-based strategy to improve maternity care. Midwife-led units (MLUs) are one example of how the midwifery model of care is being integrated into existing health systems to transform maternal health around the world. Purpose: To promote global investment in MLUs by describing the benefits, current advances and future directions of this model of care. Method: A viewpoint based on prevalent notions of midwifery, research findings, guidance from professional organizations and authors’ professional experience. Conclusion: Renewed commitment to research and the implementation of MLUs across a variety of settings is needed to address the practice, education and policy issues associated with this evidence-based strategy. The World Health Organization “Year of the Nurse and Midwife-2020” is an opportune time to invest in midwifery models of care that are fundamental to achieving core global health initiatives such as Universal Healthcare 2030.Joyce K. EdmondsJuliana IvanofUrusala KafulafulaUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 86, Iss 1 (2020)
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description	Background: Midwifery-led care is a high-certainty, evidence-based strategy to improve maternity care. Midwife-led units (MLUs) are one example of how the midwifery model of care is being integrated into existing health systems to transform maternal health around the world. Purpose: To promote global investment in MLUs by describing the benefits, current advances and future directions of this model of care. Method: A viewpoint based on prevalent notions of midwifery, research findings, guidance from professional organizations and authors’ professional experience. Conclusion: Renewed commitment to research and the implementation of MLUs across a variety of settings is needed to address the practice, education and policy issues associated with this evidence-based strategy. The World Health Organization “Year of the Nurse and Midwife-2020” is an opportune time to invest in midwifery models of care that are fundamental to achieving core global health initiatives such as Universal Healthcare 2030.
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title	Midwife Led Units: Transforming Maternity Care Globally
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Midwife Led Units: Transforming Maternity Care Globally

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