Definition: 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
 
The application of this model has been proven to reduce to incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section.

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