The 13th International Conference of the Jordanian Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists – 31 August-2 September 2016 Professor Lesley Page, President, The Royal College of Midwives, United Kingdom Call your midwife/choose your birth
Call your Midwife, choose your birth
Midwifery care UK Obstetric units (midwives and doctors) Midwifery led units in hospital Midwifery led units out of hospital Home birth and community midwifery Midwifery led relational continuity of care
Relationships: the pathway to safe, high-quality maternity care Sheila Kitzinger symposium at Green Templeton College, Oxford Summary report
Sheila Kitzinger symposium group Green Templeton College Oxford University Oct 2015
Importance of pregnancy and birth A woman’s relationship with her maternity providers is vitally important. Not only are these encounters the vehicle for essential lifesaving health services, but women’s experiences with caregivers can empower and comfort or inflict lasting damage and emotional trauma.’ White Ribbon Alliance, Respectful Maternity Care, 2011
Safe and high quality care That leads to healthy physical and psychological outcomes, supports family relationships and reduces the impact of inequalities Requires models that meet each woman and baby’s health, personal and social needs and preferences Safety increased by understanding and reinforcing the ability to bridge gaps and discontinuities in care, reducing variations in outcomes
Relational continuity: benefits for women
Group practices Caseload holding Team midwifery Women and midwives getting to know each other over time – continuity of relationship Group practices Caseload holding Team midwifery
Midwife led continuity of carer 15 trials involving 17,674 women) Midwife-led continuity of care associated with several benefits for mothers and babies, and no adverse effects compared with models of medical-led care and shared care. Sandall J, Soltani H, Gates S, Shennan A, Devane D. Midwife-led continuity models versus other models of care for childbearing women. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015, Issue 9. Art. No.: CD004667.
Outcomes and experiences
Outcomes
Women’s experience
Choose your birth
Simple things work
The Sheila Kitzinger Programme at Green Templeton College was established in 2015 in honour of the life and work of social anthropologist Sheila Kitzinger, who died in April 2015. It aims to build on Sheila's work and broad interests and the concerns that she championed. For more information: Green Templeton College, Oxford www.gtc.ox.ac.uk Kings College London www.kcl.ac.uk The Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, (CLAHRC) South London www.clahrc-southlondon.nihr.ac.uk Download the report at: www.clahrc-southlondon.nihr.ac.uk/news/2016
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