Davies J, Hey E, Reid W, Young G. Home Birth Study Steering Group. Prospective regional study of planned home births. British Medical Journal. Consensus statement on midwife-led care in Wales. Continuity of caregivers has been shown to result in less antenatal admissions.
Women receiving continuity of care are more likely to be satisfied with that care.
The effects of continuity of care are covered in Chapter 15 . Continuity of caregivers during pregnancy and childbirth. Cochrane database of systematic reviews. Cochrane Library 1997 Issue 4. Hundley V A, Cruickshank FM, Lang GD et al.