Self-rated "no-" and "low-" risk pregnancy: A comparison of outcomes for women in obstetric-led and midwife-led units in England

Birth

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 323-330

  Symon, Andrew G ^a,c   Paul, Jeanette ^b   Butchart, Maggie ^a   Carr, Val ^c   Dugard, Pat ^d  

^a School of Nursing and Midwifery   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Design

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Midwife led unit; Model of care; Obstetric led unit; Outcomes; Risk level

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MIDWIFE; MULTIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSE MIDWIVES; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 36248982507     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2007.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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