A statewide review of postnatal care in private hospitals in Victoria, Australia

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Rayner, Jo Anne ^a   McLachlan, Helen L ^a   Forster, Della A ^a,b   Peters, Louise ^a,b   Yelland, Jane ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL POLICY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN CARE; NURSERY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PARENTING EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE MIDWIVES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; POSTNATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROOMING-IN CARE; VICTORIA; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 77952721720     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-10-26     Document Type: Article

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