Early engagement with a lead maternity carer: Results from growing up in New Zealand

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 227-232

  Bartholomew, Karen ^a   Morton, Susan M B ^a   Atatoa Carr, Polly E ^a,b   Bandara, Dinusha K ^a   Grant, Cameron C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Maternal health services; Midwifery; Prenatal care; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LEAD MATERNITY CARER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFE; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; CAUCASIAN; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH DISPARITY; OBSTETRICS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL AGE; MIDWIFERY; NEW ZEALAND; OBSTETRICS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PARITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL CARE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937022744     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12291     Document Type: Article

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