Success in closing the gap: Favourable neonatal outcomes in a metropolitan aboriginal maternity group practice program

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 203, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 262.e1-262.e7

  Bertilone, Christina ^a   McEvoy, Suzanne ^a  

^a South Metropolitan Public Health Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GRANDPARENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT; AUSTRALIA; GROUP PRACTICE; NEWBORN; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH;

ADULT; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; RESUSCITATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84941978955     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.01754     Document Type: Article

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