Care and environment in midwife-led and obstetric-led units: A comparison of mothers' and birth partners' perceptions

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 880-886

  Symon, Andrew G ^a   Dugard, Pat ^a   Butchart, Maggie ^a   Carr, Val ^b   Paul, Jeanette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth partner; Birthing environment; Midwife led unit; Midwifery care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; DELIVERY ROOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY ROOMS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81255149657     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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