Investigating the potential for evidence-based midwifery-led services in very remote Australia: Viewpoints from local stakeholders

Women and Birth

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 254-259

  Quinn, Emma ^a,b   Noble, Jacqueline ^c   Seale, Holly ^b   Ward, Jeanette Elizabeth ^d,e  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c South Eastern Section   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e Health Perspectives Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Maternity; Midwife; Primary health care; Remote

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDWIFE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; MATERNITY; MIDWIFE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMOTE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84888361583     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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