Attendance at birth by known midwife · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models changes attendance at birth by known midwife compared with other models of care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Healthy baby · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity of care models probably leads to lower caesarean birth compared with other models of care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Low birthweight · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models showed no clear difference in birth weight less than 2500 g compared with other models of care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Birth weight equal to or more than 4000 g · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
1 finding from 1 review
Apgar score ≤ 7 at 5 minutes · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models changes apgar score less than or equal to 7 at 5 minutes compared with other models of care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Admission to neonatal special care unit or intensive care unit · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models showed no clear difference in admission to special care nursery/neonatal intensive care unit compared with other models of care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fetal loss before 24 weeks gestation · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity models changes fetal loss before 24 weeks gestation compared with other models of care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal experience · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
1 finding from 1 review
Costs · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
1 finding from 1 review
Regional analgesia (epidural/spinal) · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity of care models changes regional analgesia (epidural/spinal) compared with other models of care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intact perineum · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity of care models showed no clear difference in intact perineum compared with other models of care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fetal loss at or after 24 weeks gestation · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity of care models changes fetal loss at or after 24 weeks gestation compared with other models of care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Preterm birth · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
Summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity of care models showed no clear difference in preterm birth (< 37 weeks) compared with other models of care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Neonatal death (baby born alive at any gestation and dies within 28 days) · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Midwife continuity of care models changes neonatal death (baby born alive at any gestation and dies within 28… compared with other models of care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Healthy mother · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal death · childbearing women and their infants (all) (important/secondary outcomes)
1 finding from 1 review
Cognitive outcome · preterm infants
3 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
25 studies · 3132 participants
Low
no estimate extracted
9 studies · 1524 participants
High
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 1453 participants
Low
Motor outcome in infancy (Bayley, Griffiths Locomotor) · preterm infants
1 finding from 1 review
Motor outcome at preschool age (Griffiths Locomotor, McCarthy, MABC) · preterm infants
1 finding from 1 review