Place of birth and satisfaction with childbirth in Belgium and the Netherlands

Midwifery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Christiaens, Wendy ^a   Bracke, Piet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cross national; Maternity care system; Place of birth; Satisfaction with childbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY ROOM; FEMALE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; LABOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY ROOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61749091463     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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