Implementing caseload midwifery: Exploring the views of maternity managers in Australia - A national cross-sectional survey

Women and Birth

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 214-222

  Dawson, Kate ^a   McLachlan, Helen ^a   Newton, Michelle ^a   Forster, Della ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian maternity service; Caseload midwifery; Continuity of care model; Maternity workforce; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; FEMALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84947572755     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.10.010     Document Type: Article

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