Does the way maternity care is provided affect maternal and neonatal outcomes for young women? A review of the research literature

Women and Birth

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 54-63

  Allen, Jyai ^a,b   Gamble, Jenny ^c   Stapleton, Helen ^a,b   Kildea, Sue ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Group Antenatal Care; Midwifery; Midwifery group practice; Models of care; Pregnancy in adolescence; Teenage clinic; Teenage pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDBIRTH; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN PERIOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 84860385006     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.03.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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