Transfer in planned home births in Sweden - effects on the experience of birth: A nationwide population-based study

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 101-105

  Lindgren, Helena E ^a,b   Rådestad, Ingela J ^c   Hildingsson, Ingegerd M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

^d MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birth experience; Cohort study; Midwifery; Planned home birth; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCOME; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960120116     PISSN: 18775756     EISSN: 18775764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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