d="p0005">We compared term women who started labour in midwifery versus obstetricianled care.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0010">A previous comparable study found a higher mortality rate in midwifery-led care.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0015">In our study, overall intrapartum and neonatal mortality rates were low and comparable between the groups.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0020">Intervention rates were lower in the midwifery led care group.
dd>dl>