Background: Midwifery led care is a key factor in reducing maternal and newborn mortality globally.In Bangladesh, only a third of the births are attended by professionals and almost 70% of the birthsoccur outside health care facilities. Midwifery is a new profession in Bangladesh and has struggled withits implementation. With this background the study aimed to explore the readiness for a midwiferycentre model in Bangladesh, from the perspective of Bangladeshi midwives, midwifery facultymembers and midwifery students. Method: Data were collected through semi-structured individualinterviews with 55 midwives, midwifery educators and midwifery students in Bangladesh and analysedusing qualitative content analysis with a deductive approach. The study was given ethical approval fromthe Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery in Bangladesh. Result: In the result one main findingemerged, “The foundation for the midwifery model of care needs to be strengthened for sustainableimplementation of midwifery centres in Bangladesh”, this was then divided in five subcategories,“Category 1: The midwifery model of care is non-accessible for the communities”, “Category 2:Striving for acceptable standards of care within a midwifery model is not a priority among careproviders”, “Category 3: Respectful, woman-centred care is weak”, “Category 4: Communityengagement in the midwifery model of care is insufficient”, and “Category 5: The midwifery model ofcare is not integrated in the healthcare system”. Conclusion and clinical implementations: The readinessfor a midwifery centre model is not in place in Bangladesh. Advocacy, information and education aboutthe benefits with normal birth assisted by professional midwives are needed at all levels in theBangladeshi society