Multiparous women's confidence to have a publicly-funded homebirth: A qualitative study

Women and Birth

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 122-128

  Catling Paull, Christine ^a   Dahlen, Hannah ^b   Homer, Caroline C S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Confidence; Decision making; Homebirth; Risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDWIFE; MULTIPARA; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDWIFERY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

EID: 79960890004     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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