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A Review Related To Midwifery Led Model Of Care, Shahnaz Shahid, Rafat Jan, Rahat Najam Qureshi, Salma Rattani Oct 2014

A Review Related To Midwifery Led Model Of Care, Shahnaz Shahid, Rafat Jan, Rahat Najam Qureshi, Salma Rattani

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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 womens satisfaction with MLC. Satisfaction was integrated with midwifes presence throughout childbirth, experience to …