Charles Sturt University, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, Wagga Wagga Campus, Australia.
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Caseload midwifery is a continuity of care(r) model being implemented in an increasing number of Australian maternity settings. Question for review: is caseload midwifery a feasible model for introducing into the rural Australian context?
Integrative literature review.
Four main categories were identified and these include the evidence for caseload midwifery; applicability to the rural context; experiences of registered and student midwives and implementation of caseload midwifery models.
There is evidence to support caseload midwifery and its implementation in the rural setting. However, literature to date is limited by small participant size and possible selection bias. Further research, including rural midwives' expectations and experience of caseload midwifery may lead to improved sustainability of midwifery care for rural Australian women.
病例助产是一种连续护理模式，正在澳大利亚越来越多的产科环境中实施。需要审查的问题是：病例助产是否是引入澳大利亚农村背景的可行模式？
综合文献回顾。
确定了四个主要类别，包括病例助产的证据；对农村环境的适用性；注册和学生助产士的经验以及病例助产模式的实施。
有证据支持病例助产及其在农村环境中的实施。然而，迄今为止的文献受到参与者规模小和可能存在选择偏差的限制。进一步的研究，包括农村助产士对病例助产的期望和经验，可能会提高农村澳大利亚妇女的助产护理可持续性。
