Perinatal outcomes of women intending to give birth in birth centers in australia

Birth

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-36

  Laws, Paula J ^a   Tracy, Sally K ^b   Sullivan, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Birth center; Intended place of birth; Perinatal outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNITY WARD; NEWBORN; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STILLBIRTH; TERM BIRTH;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BIRTHING CENTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENTION; PARITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; RISK FACTORS; STILLBIRTH; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 77649101019     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2009.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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