The Murri clinic: A comparative retrospective study of an antenatal clinic developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kildea, Sue ^a,b   Stapleton, Helen ^a,b   Murphy, Rebecca ^a,b   Low, Natalie Billy ^a,b   Gibbons, Kristen ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; Antenatal; Culturally responsive; Evaluation; Indigenous Australian; Maternity; Midwifery; Model of care; Multi agency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIANGULATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; APGAR SCORE; AUSTRALIA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871397376     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-159     Document Type: Article

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