'It looks good on paper': Transitions of care between midwives and child and family health nurses in New South Wales

Women and Birth

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 64-72

  Homer, Caroline S E ^a   Henry, Kathryn ^a   Schmied, Virginia ^b   Kemp, Lynn ^c   Leap, Nicky ^a,d   Briggs, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child and family health nurses; Community child health; Health visitors; Maternal and child health; Maternity services; Midwives

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COOPERATION; FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LIAISON PERSON MODEL; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; MODEL; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPOSEFUL CONTACT MODEL; STRUCTURED NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION MODEL; TRANSITION OF CARE;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSES; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 67349259318     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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