Comparing birth experiences and satisfaction with midwifery care before and after the implementation of Canada’s first Alongside Midwifery Unit (AMU)

• Beth Murray-Davis ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: bmurray@mcmaster.ca

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster Midwifery Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9963-7313

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• Lindsay N. Grenier,

  Roles Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster Midwifery Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2697-9686

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• Jenifer Li,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster Midwifery Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Anne M. Malott,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster Midwifery Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Cristina A. Mattison,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Carol Cameron,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Markham Stouffville Hospital Alongside Midwifery Unit, Markham, Ontario, Canada

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• Eileen K. Hutton,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster Midwifery Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Elizabeth K. Darling

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster Midwifery Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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