The Politics of Home Birth in the United States

Birth

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 281-285

  Declercq, Eugene ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health policy; Health politics; Home birth; Maternal and child health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICS; POLITICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH POLICY; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84869820126     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/birt.12001     Document Type: Article

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