Factors affecting the quality of antenatal care provided to remote dwelling Aboriginal women in northern Australia

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 289-296

  Bar Zeev, Sarah ^a   Barclay, Lesley ^a   Kruske, Sue ^b   Kildea, Sue ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Antenatal care; Quality; Remote

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSING; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894642059     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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