Midwifery care of poor and vulnerable women, 1925-2003

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-121

  Raisler, Jeanne ^a   Kennedy, Holly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Midwifery research; Outcomes of midwifery care; Racial disparities; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILDBIRTH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POVERTY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBAN AREA; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 14644429724     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2004.12.010     Document Type: Article

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