Title

The birthing experience among Indian antenatal mothers in a midwifery-led care unit: A systematic literature review

Authors

Revathi Ramasamy¹, Lilly Christopher², Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran^3,*, Priya  Vasanthakumari⁴, Bama Ramu¹, Kannan Kasinathan⁵, Marudhan Anbalagan⁵, Mala Govindasamy⁶ & S. Winston Thomas⁷

Affiliation

¹Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, MAHER (DU) & NPME, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India; ²Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, MAHER (DU), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ³Department of Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai (The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University), India; ⁴Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Government Hospital for Women and Children, Chennai, India; ⁵Department Child Health Nursing , Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research, MAHER (DU) & College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India; ⁶Department Child Health Nursing, Amritha Nursing College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ⁷Deparement of Peadiatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health & Hospital for Children, Egmore, Chennai, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Revathi Ramasamy - E - mail: revathiramasamy1981@gmail.com
Lilly Christopher - E - mail: deanstudentaffairs@maher.ac.in/lillyc64@gmail.com
Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran - E - mail: shankarshaki@yahoo.com
Priya Vasanthakumari - E - mail: drpriyavthomas@gmail.com
Bama Ramu - E - mail: bama.mani14@gmail.com
Kannan Kasinathan - E - mail: Kannan70@gmail.com
Marudhan Anbalagan - E - mail: Anbalagan.avi@gmail.com
G. Mala - E - mail: mala@chennaisamirta.edu.in

Article Type

Review

Date

Received May 1, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025

Abstract

Analyzing notable patterns in data on delivery events of pregnant Indian women under midwifery-led care facilities is of interest. Therefore, it is of interest to gather known literature data to understand the effect of midwifery-led care on mental health, birth outcomes and mother satisfaction. Thus, the role and effectiveness midwives, their continuity of care, and the influence of a customized delivery experience are highlighted. The study also examines the advantages and drawbacks for women in this care environment. Thus, maternity care policies and practices in the healthcare system based on midwifery recommendations should be amended with regular updates.

Keywords

Antenatal care, birthing experience, midwifery-led care, maternity care, systematic review

Citation

Ramasamy et al. Bioinformation 21(5): 1042-1045 (2025)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.