Case Loading Community Midwifery led service

The provision of a Midwifery-led Maternity service which uses a case loading model will offer choice to patients as well as ensuring that the following aspects of the NHS Mandate are upheld:

• Helping people to live longer
• Providing safe care
• Making sure people experience better care

Specific requirements of the NHS Mandate for maternity services include:

• Ensuring every woman has a named midwife who will make sure she has personalised, one to one care throughout pregnancy, childbirth and during the postnatal period, including additional support for those who have a maternal health concern.
• Reducing the incidence and impact of postnatal depression through earlier diagnosis, and better intervention and support.

Key health outcomes expected from this service:

The provision of a community based case loading midwifery service model to contribute to the following outcomes:

• Improved maternal physical and mental health
• oImproved nutritional status
• oReduced smoking
• oReduced substance misuse
• oImproved psychological wellbeing
• Improved pregnancy outcomes
• oLow rates of surgical delivery
• oLow rates of postnatal maternal morbidity and mortality
• oLower rates of perinatal mortality and morbidity
• oFewer Low Birth Weight infants
• High rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration
• oInitiation rates at least the England average( 73.9%ChiMat 2012)
• o6-8 week rates at least the England average
• Care provided close to patients home and in a high quality child and family friendly environment;
• oHigh rates of homebirth appropriately reflecting individual choice
• oAntenatal and postnatal care provided at a place of choice e.g. Children’s Centres and at home
• oHospital based deliveries in the highest quality environment
• Development of a highly skilled workforce
• oStaff who are compliant with NICE guidance
• oStaff with high levels of technical competence and skills
• oStaff with excellent relational skills

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