Empowering change: Realist evaluation of a Scottish Government programme to support normal birth

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1110-1121

  Cheyne, Helen ^a   Abhyankar, Purva ^a   McCourt, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Midwife led care; Normal birth; Realist evaluation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TERM BIRTH; TRENDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE'S ROLE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCOTLAND; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 84884411661     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.07.018     Document Type: Article

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