Transfers of women planning birth in midwifery units: Data from the Birthplace prospective cohort study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1081-1090

  Rowe, R E ^a   Fitzpatrick, R ^b   Hollowell, J ^a   Kurinczuk, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birthing centres; Midwifery; Patient transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR COMPLICATION; MATERNITY WARD; MIDWIFE; MULTIPARA; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTHING CENTERS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PARITY; PATIENT TRANSFER; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863722572     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03414.x     Document Type: Article

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