Birth centres and the National Maternity Services Review: Response to consumer demand or compromise?

Women and Birth

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 165-172

  Dahlen, H ^a   Jackson, M ^a   Schmied, V ^a   Tracy, S ^b   Priddis, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth centre; Home birth; Maternity Services Review; Midwives

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CONSUMER; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MATERNITY WARD; MIDWIFE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUSTRALIA; BIRTHING CENTERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH REPORT;

EID: 80755172247     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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