What women want: Exploring pregnant women’s preferences for alternative models of maternity care

Highlights • We explore women’s preferences for different models of care at hospital level. • A thematic analysis of focus groups is undertaken to examine women’s preferences. • Women only prefer midwifery-led care when co-located with a consultant-led unit. • Women’s preferences are largely driven...

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Published in:	Health policy (Amsterdam) Vol. 121; no. 1; pp. 66 - 74
Main Authors:	Fawsitt, Christopher Godfrey, Bourke, Jane, Lutomski, Jennifer E, Meaney, Sarah, McElroy, Brendan, Murphy, Rosemary, Greene, Richard Anthony
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-01-2017 Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:	Adult Childbirth & labor Choice Behavior Consultant-led unit Cost reduction Female Focus Groups Health administration Health services Humans Internal Medicine Ireland Maternal child nursing Maternal Health Services - utilization Maternity units Midwifery Midwifery - methods Midwifery-led unit Obstetrics - methods Patient Satisfaction Planning Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications - prevention & control Proximity Qualitative Research Risk Risk Factors Savings Services Thematic analysis Women Ireland Consultant-led unit Midwifery-led unit Thematic analysis
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Summary:	Highlights • We explore women’s preferences for different models of care at hospital level. • A thematic analysis of focus groups is undertaken to examine women’s preferences. • Women only prefer midwifery-led care when co-located with a consultant-led unit. • Women’s preferences are largely driven by safety concerns. • Neither model is preferred by women, but rather a hybrid of both.
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ISSN:	0168-8510 1872-6054
DOI:	10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.10.010