Satisfaction with planned place of birth among midwifery clients in British Columbia

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-97

  Janssen, Patricia A ^a   Carty, Elaine A ^b   Reime, Birgit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Birth; Client satisfaction; Home childbirth; Hospital; Midwifery; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LABOR; MIDWIFE; PARITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33644543453     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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