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Identification of caseload women

PO Pien Offerhaus
SJ Suze Jans
CH Chantal Hukkelhoven
RV Raymond de Vries
MN Marianne Nieuwenhuijze
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Caseload midwives throughout the Netherlands were identified with a snowball method, starting from the professional network of the first author (PO). All potential participants were contacted and were included if their practice description fit the caseload definition [3], based on a short questionnaire. Midwives working in a team or as a couple were included only if they offered 24/7 one-to-one continuity of care throughout pregnancy and birth. Midwives working according to an agreed schedule or duty roster and who shared their clients with their colleagues – a customary arrangement in regular midwifery practices - were excluded from the caseload group. Participating caseload midwives gave informed consent and voluntary disclosed their LVR1 practice registration number, to enable the researchers to anonymously identify caseload clients in the study population.

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