The impact of the baby bonus on maternity services in New South Wales

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-29

  Lain, Samantha J ^a   Roberts, Christine L ^a   Raynes Greenow, Camille H ^a   Morris, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Health policy; Health services research; Obstetrics; Population based study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BABY BONUS; BIRTH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RURAL POPULATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREND STUDY; URBAN POPULATION;

BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77049098888     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01126.x     Document Type: Article

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