Exploring the impact of midwife-led group antenatal care on caesarean section rates and infant health: a multi-site randomised controlled trial
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Description: Midwife-led group antenatal care and education is where women have pregnancy check-ups, and
childbirth and parenting education in groups of about ten women at the same stage of pregnancy, instead of individual check-ups and separate childbirth education. We don’t know if it is effective or if it causes harm, so we will test if the midwife-led group care (compared to having individual appointments) improves outcomes for mothers and babies such as fewer caesarean births and more healthy babies.
Dates
State ongoing
Start 2021-07-01
End 2025-06-30
Form updated 2023-04-06
Report authors
Portia Dilena (link)
Location
Australia
URL
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Aims
improves outcomes for mothers and babies such as fewer caesarean births and more healthy babies
Category
research