A retrospective, descriptive study of maternal and neonatal transfers, and clinical outcomes of a Primary Maternity Unit in rural Queensland, 2009-2011

Women and Birth

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 30-39

  Kruske, Sue ^a   Schultz, Tracy ^a   Eales, Sandra ^b   Kildea, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Mareeba District Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Midwifery; Midwifery group practice; Rural maternity care; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FEVER; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERINEUM INJURY; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETAINED PLACENTA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER; VAGINAL DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; INDIGENOUS HEALTH CARE; INFANT; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUEENSLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923360665     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2014.10.006     Document Type: Article

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