Midwives Model of Care
The Midwives Model of Care is based on the fact that pregnancy and birth are normal processes.
The Midwives Model of Care includes:
The application of this woman-centered model of care has been proven to reduce the incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section.
The Midwives Model of Care is based on the fact that pregnancy and birth are normal processes.
The Midwives Model of Care includes:
- Monitoring the physical, psychological, and social well-being of the mother throughout the childbearing cycle.
- Providing the mother with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care. Continuous hands-on assistance during labor and birth, and postpartum support.
- Minimizing technological interventions
- Identifying and referring women who require obstetrical attention.
The application of this woman-centered model of care has been proven to reduce the incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section.
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I am a midwife
I am assisting at someone else's birth I will do good without show of fuss. I will facilitate what is happening, rather than what I think ought to happen If I must take the lead, I will lead so that the mother is helped, yet still free and in charge. When the baby is born, the mother will rightly say "We did it ourselves." |