What happens when a private hospital comes to town?. The impact of the 'public' to 'private' hospital shift on regional birthing outcomes

Women and Birth

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 49-55

  Shorten, Allison ^a   Shorten, Brett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Health insurance; Intervention rates; Pregnancy outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HOSPITALIZATION; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIVATIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34249339380     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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