Childbirth care practices in public sector facilities in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A descriptive study

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 899-909

  Altaweli, Roa F ^a   McCourt, Christine ^a   Baron, Maurina ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Evidence based practice; Hospital practices; Policy

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC NURSING; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PARTURITION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PUBLIC SECTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84901985175     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2014.03.006     Document Type: Article

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