Capacity pooling within the midwifery profession, what are the effects?

The current pressure on the midwifery care system requires us to look for more efficient ways to provide maternity care and thereby secure the midwifery profession for the future. Pooling midwifery capacity could be a way to strengthen and profile midwives in the region by taking a shared effect in providing care for a larger group of pregnant women. The theoretical contribution of this study is the development of a method that is able to assess the effects of capacity pooling within the midwifery profession while considering continuity of care provided within the Dutch midwife-led continuity of care model.