Does continuity of care impact decision making in the next birth after a caesarean section (VBAC)? A randomised controlled trial

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Homer, Caroline S E ^a   Besley, Karyn ^a   Bell, Jennifer ^a   Davis, Deborah ^b   Adams, Jon ^a   Porteous, Alison ^c   Foureur, Maralyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c GOSFORD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Midwifery care; Obstetrics; Vaginal birth; Vaginal birth after caesarean

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LABOR MANAGEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 84879829616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-140     Document Type: Article

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