Patterns of transfer in labour and birth in rural New Zealand

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Patterson, J A ^a   Foureur, M ^b   Skinne, J P ^c  

^a OTAGO POLYTECHNIC   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Place of birth; Reasons for transfer; Rural maternity facilities; Transfer rates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABOR; MIDWIFE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; TIME;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MIDWIFERY; NEW ZEALAND; PARTURITION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80053300520     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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