Pregnancy and labour in the dutch maternity care system: What is normal? The role division between midwives and obstetricians

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 216-225

  Amelink Verburg, Marianne P ^a   Buitendijk, Simone E ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Midwifery; Netherlands; Perinatal care; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DELIVERY; LABOR; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; NETHERLANDS; OBSTETRITIAN; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDWIFERY; NETHERLANDS; NURSE'S ROLE; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77952348126     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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