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    • Public Health Policy

    Background:

    • The current maternity care system faces challenges in providing equitable, high-quality care.
    • There is an urgent need for effective maternity care models that address current disparities.
    • The Improving Our Maternity Care Now project aims to transform maternity care delivery.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the benefits of high-performing maternity care models, focusing on midwifery care.
    • To advocate for increased access to evidence-based, relationship-centered maternity care.
    • To provide recommendations for policymakers to expand midwifery services.

    Main Methods:

    • This report is the first in a series examining distinctive, high-performing care models.
    • It focuses on midwifery care, analyzing its features and outcomes.
    • The analysis is based on a technical report from the National Partnership for Women & Families.

    Main Results:

    • Midwifery care models provide appropriate services, minimizing underuse of beneficial and overuse of harmful practices.
    • These models prioritize relationship-based, whole-person care, supporting innate physiologic processes.
    • Midwifery care achieves superior outcomes compared to standard maternity care and is highly desired by childbearing individuals.

    Conclusions:

    • Transforming maternity care systems is crucial for improving outcomes.
    • Increasing access to midwifery care, particularly community-based models, is essential for equitable, high-quality maternal health.
    • Policy and private sector changes are needed to expand access to trusted, culturally congruent midwifery services.