Women's experience of transfer from midwifery unit to hospital obstetric unit during labour: A qualitative interview study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Rowe, Rachel E ^a   Kurinczuk, Jennifer J ^a   Locock, Louise ^b   Fitzpatrick, Ray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth centres; Intrapartum care; Midwifery units; Qualitative research; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEAR; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL OBSTETRIC UNIT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABOR COMPLICATION; MALE; MIDWIFERY UNIT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BIRTHING CENTERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY ROOMS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868709219     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-129     Document Type: Article

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