Maternal morbidity and mortality (MMM) is a significant problem in the USA, with about 700
maternal deaths every year and an estimated 50,000 “near misses.” Disparities in MMM by …

Background Analyses of factors that determine quality of perinatal care consistently rely on
clinical markers, while failing to assess experiential outcomes. Understanding how model of …

Background Despite the tenets of rights‐based, person‐centered maternity care, racialized
groups, low‐income people, and people who receive Medicaid insurance in the United …

Background Previous studies demonstrate that people's satisfaction with healthcare
influences their further use of that healthcare system. Satisfied patients are more likely to …

Background Despite research indicating that health, cost, and quality of care outcomes in
midwife-led maternity care are comparable with and in some case preferable to those for …

Purpose Ineffective communication and limited autonomy frequently lie at the core of
negative birth experiences. Numerous studies indicate a need to improve decision-making …

In 2006, Andrea O'Reilly coined the term motherhood studies to acknowledge and
demarcate this new scholarship on motherhood as a legitimate and autonomous discipline …

Introduction Many studies based on hospital records or vital statistics have found that
childbearing women experience benefits of lower rates of intervention with midwifery care …

Introduction Access to pregnancy‐related and childbirth‐related health care for rural
residents is limited by health workforce shortages in the United States. Although midwives …

Consumer demand for water birth has grown within an environment of professional
controversy. Access to nonpharmacologic pain relief through water immersion is limited …