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Is the quality of maternity care related to the number of midwives and their workload?

Is the quality of maternity care related to the number of midwives and their workload?
Is the quality of maternity care related to the number of midwives and their workload?
Maternity staffing is variable from day to day and between organisations; there are also fluctuations in the demand for care. This evidence brief outlines the quantitative evidence on the relationship between staffing levels and the quality of maternity care, including four new studies based on existing NHS data in England. Maternity services need to provide safe, effective and person-centred care for women and families. When staffing is below expected or workload is high, it is important to understand the consequences across a wide range of patient outcomes.
midwifery, staffing level, patient outcomes
Turner, Lesley
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Turner, Lesley, Kitson-Reynolds, Ellen, Ball, Jane and Griffiths, Peter , Barker, Hannah and Fogg, Carole (eds.) (2025) Is the quality of maternity care related to the number of midwives and their workload? Evidence Brief, (29).

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Maternity staffing is variable from day to day and between organisations; there are also fluctuations in the demand for care. This evidence brief outlines the quantitative evidence on the relationship between staffing levels and the quality of maternity care, including four new studies based on existing NHS data in England. Maternity services need to provide safe, effective and person-centred care for women and families. When staffing is below expected or workload is high, it is important to understand the consequences across a wide range of patient outcomes.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 25 May 2025
Published date: 25 May 2025
Keywords: midwifery, staffing level, patient outcomes
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Local EPrints ID: 502834
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/502834
PURE UUID: b071c841-db42-4cef-b5ab-6a6aa703a118
ORCID for Lesley Turner: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1489-3471
ORCID for Ellen Kitson-Reynolds: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8099-883X
ORCID for Jane Ball: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8655-2994
ORCID for Peter Griffiths: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2439-2857
ORCID for Hannah Barker: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2639-3503
ORCID for Carole Fogg: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3000-6185

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Date deposited: 09 Jul 2025 16:32
Last modified: 17 Oct 2025 02:05

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Author: Lesley Turner ORCID iD
Author: Ellen Kitson-Reynolds ORCID iD
Author: Jane Ball ORCID iD
Author: Peter Griffiths ORCID iD
Editor: Hannah Barker ORCID iD
Editor: Carole Fogg ORCID iD

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