or its licensors This analysis is part of a larger mixed-methods study that Group assignment aimed to better understand the changing profile of midwifery cli- The focus of our analysis was perinatal outcomes of childbearing ents in BC and the implications this has for education, research people for whom the MRP was a midwife, compared with out- and practice. [...] plete and recent data from all births in BC that had a midwife, Within the BCPDR, the MRP is defined as the care provider who is family physician or obstetrician listed as the most responsible responsible for the care and treatment of the client for the great- provider (MRP). [...] *MRP definition: a provider who is responsible for the care and treatment of the client for the greatest portion of the clieint’s length of stay in the health care facility. [...] The MRP was determined by the provider who was lower obstetric intervention rates26 and to increase access to responsible for the greatest proportion of care and treatment at midwifery care to under-served communities.27 the time of delivery, and not throughout the pregnancy. [...] All of the lication are those of the authors, and do not reflect the opinions or poli- authors interpreted the data.
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