Safety versus accessibility in maternal and perinatal care

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 261-265

  Pattinson, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABOR SUPPORT; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING ASSISTANT; PERINATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STILLBIRTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84928397729     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.9182     Document Type: Article

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