The Midwifery Model of Care
The Midwifery Model of Care is based on the fact that pregnancy and birth are normal life processes.
The Midwifery Model of Care includes:
- monitoring the physical, psychological and social well-being of the mother throughout the childbearing cycle;
- providing the mother with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum support;
- minimizing technological interventions; and
- identifying and referring women who require obstetrical attention.
The application of this woman-centered model of care has been proven to reduce the incidence of birth injury, trauma, and Cesarean section.
--Midwives Alliance of North America, North American Registry of Midwives, Midwifery Education Accredation Council, and Citizens for Midwifery, May 1996
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