Enhancing early postnatal care: findings from a major reform of maternity care in three Australian hospitals

Midwifery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 392-402

  Yelland, Jane ^a   Krastev, Ann ^a   Brown, Stephanie ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Before and after study; Maternal health; Maternity care reform; Postnatal care; Women's views and experiences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649611189     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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