Open Medicine
(Oct 2021)
Comparison of vaginal birth outcomes in midwifery-led versus physician-led setting: A propensity score-matched analysis
Poškienė Ingrida,
Vanagas Giedrius,
Kirkilytė Asta,
Nadišauskienė Rūta Jolanta
Affiliations
Poškienė Ingrida
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Medical Academy, Eiveniu st. 2, Kaunas, Lithuania
Vanagas Giedrius
Institute of Pharmacoeconomics, Kaunas, Lithuania
Kirkilytė Asta
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Medical Academy, Eiveniu st. 2, Kaunas, Lithuania
Nadišauskienė Rūta Jolanta
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Medical Academy, Eiveniu st. 2, Kaunas, Lithuania
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2021-0373
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16,
no. 1
Abstract
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Experts in many countries are recommending a scaling up midwifery-led care as a model to improve maternal and newborn outcomes, reduce rates of unnecessary interventions, realise cost savings, and facilitate normal spontaneous vaginal birth.
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