Does anyone know what the % i s of woman that meet the midwife that
will care for them during labour (preferably in Victoria but in
Australia will do)
I need it for an essay.
Hi Andrea.....
a good reference that may assist you in this essay would be the Victorian Survey of Recent Mothers 2000, (SRM2000) particularly the second report..."Continuity of Care: Does it make a difference to Women's views and experiences of maternity care?" Darcy M. Brown S. Bruinsma F. (2001) Centre for the Study of Mother's and Children's Health, La Trobe University.
This study has many of the figures your after...and is the most up to date and comprehensive research into continuity of care and more importantly, what women think and feel about it and their experiences of it!! Specifically with regards to your question on the % of women who knew their midwife prior to labour, the SRM2000 found that of the women in the study only....
"9% of women reported that they knew at least one of the midwives caring for them in labour 'very well' before labour commenced, 19% said they knew the midwife/s but 'not very well' and 72% had not met any of the midwives present prior to meeting them during labour' (SRM2000 no.2 p32).
Hope this helps...
Yours in birth,
Tina Pettigrew
Birthworks
Bachelor of Midwifery Student and Independent CBE
Convenor, Aust B. Mid Student Collective.
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" As we trust the flowers to open to new life
- So we can trust birth"
Harriette Hartigan.
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