From: Sustainability of hospital-based midwife-led antenatal care consultation — a qualitative study
Benefit | Managers | Midwives | Physicians | Pregnant women |
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Benefits on a personal level (midwife, physician, woman) | ||||
Fewer medical interventions | Fewer forceps deliveries, caesarean sections, or vacuum extractions | Reported reduction of caesarean sections | ||
Quality of information | Better information on pregnant woman | Better information - taken before labor pain start - better informed women | Better information on and better-informed pregnant women | Possibility to receive information and ask detailed questions without labor pain |
Worries, anxieties of pregnant women are addressed | Worries and anxieties of the pregnant woman can be addressed | Worries and anxieties of the pregnant woman can be addressed | Worries and anxieties are addressed | |
Empowerment of pregnant women | To empower women to give birth naturally | Pregnant women feel empowered to give vaginal birth | ||
Increased feeling of safety for pregnant women | To support a feeling of safety to the pregnant woman, being trustworthy | Feeling safe, having confidence in the midwife | ||
Expanded matching between preferences and services | Service delivery matches the wishes of pregnant women while in the delivery unit | Service delivery matches the wishes of pregnant women while in the delivery unit | To gain influence on what happens in the delivery unit | |
Benefit on a unit level (delivery unit) | ||||
Easement in admission processes | Time can be saved | Quick and easy admission, documents are prepared | Easy admission, documents are prepared | Relieved that medical history and birth plan are done |