Bypassing birth centres for childbirth: An analysis of data from a community-based prospective cohort study in Nepal

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-7

  Karkee, Rajendra ^a   Lee, Andy H ^b   Binns, Colin W ^b  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth centre; bypassing; hospital delivery; maternity service; Nepal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MATERNITY WARD; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTHING CENTERS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926319904     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt090     Document Type: Article

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