Maternity Outcomes in Manitoba Women: A Comparison between Midwifery-led Care and Physician-led Care at Birth

Background Registered midwives, obstetricians/gynecologists, and general or family practice physicians (GPs) provide maternity care across Canada. Few North American studies have assessed whether maternity outcomes differ across these three groups. This study compared maternal and neonatal outcomes...

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Veröffentlicht in:Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) Calif.), 2016-06, Vol.43 (2), p.108-115
Hauptverfasser: Thiessen, Kellie, Nickel, Nathan, Prior, Heather J., Banerjee, Ankona, Morris, Margaret, Robinson, Kristine
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Zusammenfassung:Background Registered midwives, obstetricians/gynecologists, and general or family practice physicians (GPs) provide maternity care across Canada. Few North American studies have assessed whether maternity outcomes differ across these three groups. This study compared maternal and neonatal outcomes of low‐risk pregnant women whose birth was attended by registered midwives, obstetricians/gynecologists, and family practice physicians in Winnipeg, Manitoba from 2001/02 to 2012/13. Methods Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to examine differences in types of intervention, mode of delivery, and outcomes by provider type among low‐risk women. Logistic regression models controlled for socio‐demographic and birth‐related covariates. Results Low‐risk births comprised 83,774 (48.7%) of total births (n = 171,910). The adjusted odds ratio (aOR), (95% confidence interval) for midwife vs OB/GYN showed women who had a midwife attend the birth had reduced odds of having an episiotomy 0.47 (0.40–0.54), epidural 0.25 (0.23–0.27), and cesarean delivery 0.13 (0.10–0.16) and their infants had less Neonatal Intensive Care Unit admissions 0.28 (0.18–0.43). The aOR for GP versus OB/GYN showed women who had a GP had reduced odds of having an epidural/spinal 0.83 (0.79–0.88) and cesarean delivery 0.44 (0.40–0.48). Conclusions The effectiveness of Manitoba maternity services can be improved with increased use of integrated midwifery services. Future research should examine how midwifery and physician‐led models of care differ, and the influence of these differences on birth outcomes and cost‐effectiveness to the health care system. Improvement of data tracking systems is also needed.
ISSN:0730-7659
1523-536X
DOI:10.1111/birt.12225