The relationship between women-centred care and women's birth experiences: A comparison between birth centres, clinics, and hospitals in Japan

Midwifery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 458-465

  Iida, Mariko ^a   Horiuchi, Shigeko ^a,b   Porter, Sarah E ^a  

^a ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b St Luke's Birth Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Birth centre; Pregnancy; Satisfaction; Women centred care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864128812     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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