Table 1.

Description of each model of care.

Community based model of care [CBM]

A team of 6 midwives provide continuity of care to women located in an area of social deprivation. Not all women under their care will have social risk factors. Each woman is assigned a named midwife who coordinates all care, multi-disciplinary communication, and referrals. The named midwife aims to provide the vast majority of clinical care, with others in the team providing care when she is not on duty. The midwives are based in a local community health centre and offer antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care in the home, community, or hospital setting.

Hospital based model of care [HBM]

A team of 6 midwives provide continuity of care to women with social risk factors only. Women living within the hospitals geographical boundary with one or more significant social risk factor are referred to the team. Each woman is assigned a named midwife who coordinates all care, multi-disciplinary communication, and referrals. The named midwife aims to provide the vast majority of clinical care, with others in the team providing care when she is not on duty. The midwives are based on the hospital site and offer antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care in the home or hospital setting.