Home births revisited: The continuing search for better evidence

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1149-1150

  Van Weel, C ^a   Van Der Velden, K ^a   Lagro Janssen, T ^a  

^a 117 HAG ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTHPLACE; CHILDBIRTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FETUS MORTALITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL CARE; IDEOLOGY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDWIFE; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN DEATH; NOTE; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 68249136703     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02210.x     Document Type: Note

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