Why home birth? A qualitative study exploring women's decision making about place of birth in two Canadian provinces

Midwifery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 576-581

  Murray Davis, Beth ^a   McNiven, Patricia ^a   McDonald, Helen ^a   Malott, Anne ^a   Elarar, Lehe ^b   Hutton, Eileen ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Home birth; Qualitative research; Women's choice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARTURITION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867399728     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.01.013     Document Type: Article

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