So in this video, we're going to talk about the different models of care. Now, in the last

video, we talked about the different professions and how their training and education differ.

In this video, we're going to talk more about the philosophies of care and how they differ

in the different professions. And I think this information will help you understand why some of the

different provider types don't always

see eye to eye.

We'll be talking about the midwifery-led model of care, the obstetrician-led model of care,

the family physician-led model of care, and the shared model of care.

In their book, Optimal Care and Childbirth, Hensie Gore and Amy Romano talked about the needs

of childbearing people.

They stated that people who are having babies have basic needs and conditions specific needs.

All people who are pregnant need have the basic needs of comfort, emotional support,

information, support of their autonomy, guidance,

culturally competent care, and avoidance of errors and injury. They say that because all people

need this, all people who are pregnant should have access to someone who can provide for these needs.

Also, some people who are pregnant, but not all, may need a provider who can help them with

condition-specific needs.

This describes a type of care that is known as primary care.

So Gore and Romano state that primary care should be able to fulfill these basic needs.

And primary care is defined as when you have integrated accessible health

care by providers who can take care of most of your health care needs in your own community.

Primary care should be the norm when you have populations that are mostly healthy, but need help

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