Cross-sectional survey of California childbirth hospitals: Implications for defining maternal levels of risk-appropriate care

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 527.e1-527.e12

  Korst, Lisa M ^a   Feldman, Daniele S ^b   Bollman, D Lisa ^f   Fridman, Moshe ^c   El Haj Ibrahim, Samia ^b   Fink, Arlene ^d,e,g   Gregory, Kimberly D ^b,d,e  

^a Childbirth Research Associates   (United States)

^b BURNS AND ALLEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c AMF Consulting   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Langley Research Institute ^*  (United States)

^g Langley Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

childbirth hospital services; hospital staffing; maternal health; maternal levels of care; risk appropriate care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDBIRTH HOSPITAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE MANAGER; PEDIATRICIAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; BIRTH; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL STAFF; NEWBORN; NURSERY; NURSING STAFF; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME;

ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CALIFORNIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSTETRICS; PARTURITION; PEDIATRICS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84942288227     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.07.014     Document Type: Article

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