Understanding the 'work' of caseload midwives: A mixed-methods exploration of two caseload midwifery models in Victoria, Australia

Women and Birth

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 223-233

  Newton, Michelle S ^a   McLachlan, Helen L ^a   Forster, Della A ^a,b   Willis, Karen F ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caseload; Continuity of care; Midwifery; Midwives' experiences; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDWIFE; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VICTORIA; WORKLOAD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961168732     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.10.011     Document Type: Article

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