Comparison of midwife-led and consultant-led care of healthy women at low risk of childbirth complications in the Republic of Ireland: a randomised trial

Begley, Cecily; Devane, Declan; Clarke, Mike; McCann, Colette; Hughes, Patricia; Reilly, Mary; Maguire, Roisin; Higgins, Shane; Finan, Alan; Gormally, S.; Doyle, Miriam

doi:10.1186/1471-2393-11-85

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Comparison of midwife-led and consultant-led care of healthy women at low risk of childbirth complications in the Republic of Ireland: a randomised trial

Published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth • Oct 29, 2011

Authors:

Cecily Begley

Declan Devane

Mike Clarke

Abstract

BACKGROUND: No midwifery-led units existed in Ireland before 2004. The aim of this study was to compare midwife-led (MLU) versus consultant-led (CLU) care for healthy, pregnant women without risk factors for labour and delivery. METHODS: An unblinded, pragmatic randomised trial was designed, funded ...

Subject

Medicine

Relative risk

Childbirth

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