Journal article
Evaluation of primary care midwifery in the Netherlands: design and rationale of a dynamic cohort study (DELIVER)
Abstract
BackgroundIn the Netherlands, midwives are autonomous medical practitioners and 78% of pregnant women start their maternity care with a primary care midwife. Scientific research to support evidence-based practice in primary care midwifery in the Netherlands has been sparse. This paper describes the research design and methodology of the multicenter multidisciplinary prospective DELIVER study which is the first large-scale study evaluating the …
Authors
Manniën J; Klomp T; Wiegers T; Pereboom M; Brug J; de Jonge A; van der Meijde M; Hutton E; Schellevis F; Spelten E
Journal
BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 12, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2012
DOI
10.1186/1472-6963-12-69
ISSN
1472-6963