title: One-to-one midwifery.
abstract: Key elements: Problems of One-to-One midwifery developing a caseload relationships with other staff--perceived 'elitism' boundaries of care for high-risk mothers long hours isolation women's unrealistic expectations of midwife, including overdependence Solutions maintain dialogue with other professionals hospital midwives invited to join OTO midwives on community visits clarify roles and responsibilities direct referral to on-call registrar partnerships with teams peer support weekly group meeting empowering women, reducing overdependence
authors.affiliation: Centre for Midwifery Practice, Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Farmer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chipperfield
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011321:Primary Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D016526:Workload