Midwifery group practice and mode of birth

Women and Birth

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 187-193

  Beckmann, Michael ^a,b   Kildea, Sue ^b,c   Gibbons, Kristen ^b  

^a MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Caseload midwifery; Continuity of care; Model of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDWIFERY; MODELS, NURSING; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869869461     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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