Midwifery Model of Care

Often, I am asked about how midiwves care for women differently than other obsterical providers.  And while, it's different midwife to midwife, there is the basic Midwifery Model of Care that I'd like to share as a fundation for why we are different.

Midwives Model of Care™

The Midwives Model of Care™ is based on the fact that pregnancy and birth are normal life events. The Midwives 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