This essay aims to provide an overview of midwifery-led care, emphasizing its role in supporting women, newborns and families throughout the entire childbirth continuum. Through a detailed explanation of the role and scope of the midwife, this essay aims to highlight the importance of midwifery-led care in shaping positive outcomes for service users. Furthermore, it seeks to delve into the concept of the midwife as an autonomous practitioner and a crucial member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), highlighting the impact of this dynamic on the provision of midwifery-led care. In examining the unique care qualities offered by midwives, this essay will explore the role of the midwife and the advantages of this for women, childbearing individuals, newborns and families. Within the United …show more content…
The subsequent sections of this essay will explore the professional, legal, and ethical frameworks that serve as key components for midwifery-led care. A key piece of legislation such as the Human Rights Act (1998) will be examined, alongside the professional and ethical guidelines established by the ICM and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Lavender and Chapple (2004) establish in their definition that midwifery-led care encompasses a responsibility for midwives to comprehensively assess and develop care plans for women and their families. These plans are required to consistently address the physical, psychological, and social needs of the woman throughout the childbirth continuum. Despite this publication being over two decades old, this definition continues to resonate in midwifery-led care globally, as the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) definition does not differ from that stated above (ICM,
Midwifery Annotated Bibliography The roles and responsibilities of Midwives in Primary Health Care Devane, D., Gates, S., Hatem, M., Sandall, J., Soltani, H., (2009), Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women (Review), 3 In this article Devane et al. compared midwife led care of pregnant women with other models of care such as medical doctors being the primary care provider. The aim of the study is to establish wether there are significant differences in the outcomes between
their families and cared by unfamiliar health care providers, but also
In Australia, the maternity care is safest when compared with other countries. However, the rate of the caesarean section has increased in the past decades. Many of pregnancies complicated caesarean section cause more serious problem than natural birth, yet still many women perceive caesarean section to be more effective and safer than natural birthing. The role of these two models of care is to provide effective quality care to women, their babies and their families as well. National Maternity
majority of births around the globe, traditional midwifery practice is still active. Midwives take care of women before they become pregnant and during pregnancy, facilitate delivery, and play a pivotal role in assisting the young mother after the child is born. The groundbreaking transformation that healthcare is experiencing today gives a chance for midwifery practice to become an important provider of women’s healthcare. Modern day nurse-midwifery in the United States started in 1925 by Mary Breckinridge
willing to help her out with anything she needed regardless of simplicity,getting a glass of water for example,led me to see just how much caring actions can make someone feel valued and prioritised. I have also recently discovered that my cousin is pregnant and have found myself consistently checking how she is and trying to find out the stages of her pregnancy! What I love most about midwifery is its complexity and being that source of comfort for a mother knowing that she has someone to go to regarding
Not all women are cut out to be a midwife. However, those who became midwives were often led to their path either answering a "call ", followed a family tradition or took up an interest in serving women during pregnancy and childbirth. For some people being called to midwifery came in a dream, others a vision and for some through prayer. For these women, it is a common belief that they were chosen by God to do this work, therefore it means something not only special but spiritual as well. Other midwives
Continuous care during childbirth is especially important. Different support roles for the pregnant woman help her to achieve continuous care during the childbirth process. The pregnant woman that is about give birth may have family members, friends, nursing staff, and professional support to help her achieve continuous care during labor and delivery. Each different kind of support the woman receives has different benefits, barriers, and outcomes associated with it. One of the most interesting professional
practice) and one (25%) nurse-midwifery practice (community based hospital) in the United States. Among those practices, two (50%) of them were urban and the other two (50%) were suburban. There is a wide variety of clinical care models represented in this survey. Two (50%) of those sites are midwifery-led or APRN-led clinics where care is provided by APRNs/midwives unless the client requires a physician consultation. One (25%) of the practices is a shared practice model where care is provided by midwives/APRN
wanted to be an active part of society, supporting people and having a true impact on their lives is initially what led me into teaching. Life’s journey has brought me to this point, my own experiences of 4 very different pregnancies, labours and births as well as supporting friends and family through this special time in their lives, has made me realise how much I desire a career in midwifery. Expectant women are encouraged to make informed decisions and it is my belief that this can only be done if the
In pursuit of my American Dream, my passion for healthcare and helping others led me to explore the field of nursing. Understanding the critical role nurses play in patient care, I have chosen to specialize as a nurse midwife. I believe the American Dream is different for everyone. And as a person who prioritizes health and well-being, I assume being a certified nurse-midwife is my dream. How amazing would it be to help women during their most challenging time; childbirth, throughout their pregnancy
Women-centred care can be defined as holistic care that aims to recognise the woman's individualised needs, expectations as well as her right to self-determination. Midwives play an important role in women-centred care by providing evidence-based information while acknowledging the woman's right to make informed decisions about their health and that of their baby. The midwife's role is to build trusting relationships and advocate for the woman, and to ensure her social, emotional, physical, physiological
risks and the significance of place in terms of comprehensive postpartum care at home. Despite a wealth of evidence supporting planned home birth as a safe option for women with low risk pregnancies, the setting remains controversial in most high resource countries. Birth is an event of great importance in family life; giving birth at home is a tradition in many parts of the world because of limited access to health care facilities. Although, pregnancy and delivery are, under healthy conditions
in the health care arena, the primary objective is to deliver a safe and effective healthcare. To meet this objective, nurse and midwife practitioners have a task of obtaining and maintaining awareness and interest in research. This can, however, be daunting putting into consideration that health and social care keeps on changing and thus presenting variety of challenges and complexities. Some of these challenges include dealing with an aging population and also facing other age-related health concerns
Commission began a full-scale investigation. Years of unsatisfactory investigation eventually led to a full public inquiry, led by Robert Francis in 2010. The final report, published in 2013, is what has come to be known as The Francis Report. The Francis Report has become a driving force to promote change, lead, shape, fund and improve all aspects of health care, and make sure that people receive the support, care and treatment they require, with the compassion, respect and dignity that they deserve
homebirth safe for low risk mothers and babies? This question has been the focus of numerous studies since the late 1960’s when the majority of women began birthing in hospitals. Prior to middle of the 20th century most women gave birth at home under the care of a midwife. As the specialty of obstetrics grew the number of women choosing to give birth in the hospital increased. In 1940 56% of births happened in the hospital, by 1969 that percentage jumped to 99% where it remains today (Boucher, Bennett,