Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+
Continuity of care - ✔✔Consistent provision of care to a woman throughout
pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period, but not necessarily by the same
caregiver.
- GP, shared care, OB-led care
Mid led CoC - ✔✔Care where midwife is lead HCP in planning,
organisation and delivery of care given to a woman, from initial booking
appointment through to postnatal period.
Team Midwifery - ✔✔Small number of midwives provide care to a number
of women
- Not 1:1 like caseload
- Women know who is on the team and aim to receive care from same
midwife if rostering permits
- Reduced continuity of care in antenatal period but have known midwife in
labour most of the time
1
©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
,Caseload Midwifery - ✔✔Midwife carries caseload and is responsible for
the woman's care during pregnancy, labour, birth and early weeks
postpartum.
- Woman has a known midwife and becomes familiar with other midwives
in the same group practice who may be on call for her birth
- Primary caseload = 35-40 women per year as back up midwife for other
midwives in the group (CMP, FBC)
Private Practice Midwife - ✔✔Midwife must obtain endorsement and have 3
years experience to gain insurance.
- Unable to work without insurance
- Works autonomously
- Women-centred care supporting choice in place of birth
- Contractual agreement between midwife and mother
Benefits of Mid-led CoC for mother, baby and midwife - ✔✔Benefits to
mother:
- less likely to have surgical interventions such as episiotomy, forceps and
ventouse extraction
- a reduction in the rate of pre-term births under 37 weeks
- increase in spontaneous vaginal birth.
- More positive experience with labour and birth
2
©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, - Higher satisfaction
- Successful breastfeeding
- Reduced cost to the healthcare system
Benefits for babies:
- Be born at term
- Be born healthy
Benefits for midwife:
- Increased autonomy
- Increased flexibility
- Increased job satisfaction
- High rewards
- Ability to build stronger relationships with co-workers that facilitate sharing
of ideas, debrief etc
The essential components of antenatal care - ✔✔Risk identification
Prevention and management of pregnancy-related diseases
Health education and promotion
Maintaining physical and social normality for the woman
Monitoring progression of a healthy pregnancy for mother and baby
3
©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.