Going public: Do risk and choice explain differences in caesarean birth rates between public and private places of birth in Australia?

Midwifery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 627-635

  Miller, Yvette D ^a   Prosser, Samantha J ^a   Thompson, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Health insurance; Intervention; Maternity experiences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84867396805     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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