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    Area of Science:

    • Maternal Health
    • Midwifery Practice
    • Public Health

    Background:

    • Freestanding birth centers offer an alternative to hospital births.
    • Midwifery perspectives are crucial for understanding service delivery.
    • Promoting normal physiological birth is a key goal in maternity care.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the experiences of midwives working in a freestanding birth center.
    • To understand how birth centers facilitate normal birth.
    • To advocate for increased accessibility of birth centers.

    Main Methods:

    • Qualitative insights from three distinct midwifery roles: supervisor of midwives, band six midwife, and student midwife.
    • Exploration of personal experiences and professional viewpoints within a specific geographical context (Northwest England).

    Main Results:

    • All participants affirmed that the birth center environment supports the promotion of normal birth.
    • Differing perspectives emerged based on the midwives' career stages.
    • A shared enthusiasm exists among participants to expand access to birth centers for all women.

    Conclusions:

    • Freestanding birth centers are effective in promoting physiological births.
    • Increased accessibility to birth centers can enhance the likelihood of women achieving normal, physiological birth outcomes.
    • Midwifery experiences highlight the value of birth centers in contemporary maternity services.