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Published on: January 12, 2018

Community Midwifery Postpartum Care: National Data From Community Practice.

Ariana Thompson-Lastad1,2, Marit L Bovbjerg3, Jessica M Harrison4

  • 1Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.

Journal of Midwifery & Women'S Health
|June 24, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Community midwives in the US provide robust postpartum care, with most mothers receiving 4 visits and 6 weeks of care. This aligns with global health recommendations for maternal and infant well-being.

Keywords:
birth centersbreastfeedinginfant caremidwiferypostnatal carepostpartum periodscope of practice

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A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting
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A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting

Published on: January 12, 2018

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Maternal Health
  • Midwifery Care

Background:

  • The United States has a notable absence of standardized postpartum care compared to global norms.
  • Community midwifery care, typically extending to six weeks postpartum, is under-researched in the US.
  • Existing research on community midwifery postpartum care in the US is limited, necessitating further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantitatively describe the scope and duration of postpartum care provided by community midwives in the United States.
  • To analyze national data on community midwifery postpartum care practices.
  • To identify patterns in postpartum visit frequency and duration.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Midwives Alliance of North America Statistics Project (MANA-SF) for births between 2004 and 2009.
  • Included 20,720 pregnancies with planned home or birth center births.
  • Employed descriptive statistics and Kruskal-Wallis tests to analyze postpartum visit numbers and duration by various subgroups.

Main Results:

  • High rates of breastfeeding initiation (99.3%) and continued exclusive breastfeeding at six weeks (83.8%).
  • Median of 4 postpartum visits (IQR, 3-5) and 6 weeks of care (IQR, 6-7) provided by midwives.
  • One-third of families received midwifery care beyond six weeks postpartum; minimal instances of no or only one visit.

Conclusions:

  • Community midwives deliver postpartum care that aligns with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.
  • Findings support the role of community midwives in providing comprehensive postpartum care, irrespective of birth location.
  • Further research is recommended to explore midwife-led postpartum care in diverse populations and following perinatal complications.