An exploration of influences on women's birthplace decision-making in New Zealand: A mixed methods prospective cohort within the Evaluating Maternity Units study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Grigg, Celia ^a   Tracy, Sally K ^a   Daellenbach, Rea ^b   Kensington, Mary ^b   Schmied, Virginia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Christchurch Polytechnic Institute   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birthplace; Childbirth; Decision making; Medical model; Midwifery model; New Zealand; Place of birth; Primary maternity unit; Safety; Tertiary hospital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CHILDBIRTH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATERNITY WARD; MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIRTHING CENTERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902708861     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-210     Document Type: Article

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