Care providers' views and experiences of postnatal care in private hospitals in Victoria, Australia

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 622-627

  Rayner, Jo Anne ^a   McLachlan, Helen L ^a   Peters, Louise ^a,b   Forster, Della A ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care providers views; Postnatal care; Private maternity care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; POSTNATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VICTORIA;

EID: 84892492862     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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