Australian primary maternity units: Past, present and future

Women and Birth

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 213-218

  Monk, Amy R ^a   Tracy, Sally ^a,b   Foureur, Maralyn ^c   Barclay, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childbirth; History; Midwifery; Place of birth; Politics

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; COMPETITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MIDWIFE; NOTE; NURSE TRAINING; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MATERNITY UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHILDBIRTH; HISTORY; MIDWIFERY; PLACE OF BIRTH; POLITICS;

AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 84884798292     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2013.06.001     Document Type: Note

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