One-to-one care routines and compliance with the national professional recommendation on continuous intrapartum support in Norway: A national survey.

Introduction: In 2010, the Norwegian Directorate of Health introduced the guideline 'Safe maternity services - quality standards for maternal care'. These standards include adequate staffing with health care personnel for birth units to ensure responsible monitoring and treatment. Birth units are to follow the professional recommendation that every woman has a midwife present during established labor.