The Canadian Birth Place Study: Describing maternity practice and providers' exposure to home birth

Interprofessional cooperation by midwives in the field of out-of-hospital obstetrical care: an integrative review / Interprofessionelle Kooperation von Hebammen im Handlungsfeld der ambulanten geburtshilflichen Versorgung: ein integratives Review

“…In two of the latter studies, the total sample was very small (Ayerle et al, 2014;Nagel-Brotzler, Brönner, Hornstein, & Albani, 2005). In another survey, the number of participating general practitioners was too low (Vedam et al, 2012). In a further study, the questionnaire used has not been validated (Ratti, Ross, Stephanson, & Williamson, 2014).…”

“…Apart from this, the health care services of both countries monitor the children from birth on up to toddler age; in Australia, this is carried out by child and family health nurses, in Sweden by child health care nurses (Barimani & Hylander, 2008;Homer et al, 2009). In six other studies, the primary interest lies in interprofessional cooperation between midwives and physicians (Ratti et al, 2014;Schölmerich et al, 2014;Shaw, 2013;Skinner & Foureur, 2010;Smith et al, 2009;Vedam et al, 2012). Three studies examine the introduction of child or family health promotion programmes involving various groups of professions (Edvardsson et al, 2011;Edvardsson et al, 2012;Schmied et al, 2015), while four studies focus on the cooperation between professions in the health and social service sectors (Ayerle et al, 2014;Clancy, Gressnes, & Svensson, 2013;Miers & Pollard, 2009;While, Murgatroyd, Ullman, & Forbes, 2006).…”

“…In contrast, a 'link perspective', in which one's own abilities are prioritised and tasks are not seen as part of a comprehensive care provision system, has a restraining influence on the cooperation (Barimani & Hylander, 2008;Barimani & Hylander, 2012). Some studies address topics of cooperation from different perspectives of the professional groups (Barimani & Hylander, 2008;Barimani & Hylander, 2012;Munro et al, 2013;Murray-Davis et al, 2011;, others focus explicitly on the differing perspectives between midwives and physicians (Ratti et al, 2014;Schölmerich et al, 2014;Shaw, 2013;Smith et al, 2009;Vedam et al, 2012), which result in tension and conflict, mistrust, and a lack of respect (Ratti et al, 2014). Whereas 60.7% of the midwives who took part in a quantitative survey described different perspectives as being a central impediment for interprofessional cooperation with physicians, only 46.5% of the obstetricians and 23.3% of the family physicians asked were of the same opinion (Smith et al, 2009).…”

“…Whereas 60.7% of the midwives who took part in a quantitative survey described different perspectives as being a central impediment for interprofessional cooperation with physicians, only 46.5% of the obstetricians and 23.3% of the family physicians asked were of the same opinion (Smith et al, 2009). Different perspectives between midwives and physicians are also revealed with regard to the safety of home births (Munro et al, 2013;Vedam et al, 2012). In consultations between both professions, this leads to a mutual feeling of 'discomfort', as seen in a quantitative survey by Vedam et al (2012), in which a total of 825 midwives, obstetricians, and family physicians took part.…”

“…Different perspectives between midwives and physicians are also revealed with regard to the safety of home births (Munro et al, 2013;Vedam et al, 2012). In consultations between both professions, this leads to a mutual feeling of 'discomfort', as seen in a quantitative survey by Vedam et al (2012), in which a total of 825 midwives, obstetricians, and family physicians took part. While 71.2% (n = 99) of the family physicians and 82.6% (n = 194) of the obstetricians state that home births are not as safe as clinic births, only 1.1% (n = 5) of the midwives are of the same opinion.…”