In this first paper in a series of four papers on midwifery, we aimed to examine,
comprehensively and systematically, the contribution midwifery can make to the quality of
care of women and infants globally, and the role of midwives and others in providing
midwifery care. Drawing on international definitions and current practice, we mapped the
scope of midwifery. We then developed a framework for quality maternal and newborn care
using a mixed-methods approach including synthesis of findings from systematic reviews of …

Reports an error in" Midwifery and quality care: Findings from a new evidence-informed
framework for maternal and newborn care" by Mary J. Renfrew, Alison McFadden, Maria
Helena Bastos, James Campbell, Andrew Amos Channon, Ngai Fen Cheung, Deborah
Rachel Audebert Delage Silva, Soo Downe, Holly Powell Kennedy, Address Malata, Felicia
McCormick, Laura Wick and Eugene Declercq (The Lancet, 2014 [Sep][20], Vol 384 [9948],
1129-1145). In the original article, in the table, the outcomes “perinatal, neonatal, or infant …