Abstract
Background: Midwifery led care (MLC) is a model of care in which perinatal care is provided to women throughout different phases of childbirth by a midwife. Objective: This paper aims to provide a literature review on MLC. Methods: A variety of databases and reports were considered to do the literature review on MLC. The search was limited from 1991 to 2011 by using keywords. A total of 50 articles were critically appraised for this review. Findings: The main theme that emerged was women’s satisfaction with MLC. Satisfaction was integrated with midwife’s presence throughout childbirth, experience to enhance normality in childbirth, cost-effectiveness of MLC, and facilitation of women’s choice and control during labor. Conclusion: The review concludes that MLC is women-friendly as it considers and respects women’s needs holistically during childbirth.
Highlights
For every woman, childbirth is described as a unique comprehensive experience and most women can have a safe vaginal delivery
This article provides a brief literature review on Midwifery led care (MLC) from women’s experiences, and it discusses women satisfaction with MLC as the main theme assimilated with midwife’s presence during childbirth to enhance normality, and respecting women’s needs, and efficiently providing safe and competent care
The following key words were used for the search: midwifery-led care/ MLC, midwifery-led units/ MLU, experiences of mothers/ women about MLC during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods/ childbirth/ perinatal period
Summary
A variety of databases and reports were considered to do the literature review on MLC. The search was limited from 1991 to 2011 by using keywords. A total of 50 articles were critically appraised for this review. Findings: The main theme that emerged was women’s satisfaction with MLC. Satisfaction was integrated with midwife’s presence throughout childbirth, experience to enhance normality in childbirth, cost-effectiveness of MLC, and facilitation of women’s choice and control during labor
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