The profile of women who consult midwives in Australia

Women and Birth

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 240-245

  Sibbritt, David W ^a   Catling Paull, Christine J ^a   Scarf, Vanessa L ^a   Homer, Caroline S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consultation; Midwifery; Midwives; Pregnancy; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDWIFE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; URBAN AREA;

CONSULTATION; MIDWIFERY; MIDWIVES; PREGNANCY; WOMEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888317144     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2013.08.007     Document Type: Article

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