The impact of funding models on the integration of Ontario midwives: a qualitative study

BackgroundNearly 30 years post legalisation and introduction, midwifery is still not optimally integrated within the health system of Canada’s largest province, Ontario. Funding models have been identified as one of the main barriers.MethodsUsing a constructivist perspective, we conducted a qualitative descriptive study to examine how antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum funding arrangements in Ontario impact midwifery integration. We …