Evaluation of labor and childbirth care by nurse-midwives in Brazilian private hospitals: results of a quality improvement project

• Main Authors: Fabrine C. Souza (Author), Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues (Author), Jacqueline Alves Torres (Author), Maysa Luduvice Gomes (Author), Maria do Carmo Leal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Plain Language Summary Brazil has a high rate of cesarean sections with low participation of nurse-midwives in childbirth care. Nurse-midwife care is associated with less use of interventions, lower proportions of cesarean sections and greater women's satisfaction. In 2015, a quality improvemen...