The closure of rural and remote maternity services: Where are the midwives?

Midwifery

Volumn 38, Issue , 2016, Pages 9-11

  Barclay, Lesley ^a   Kornelsen, Jude ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Centre for Rural Health Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Commentary; Maternity service; Risk; Rural and remote

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; RESPONSIBILITY; AUSTRALIA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MATERNITY WARD; NURSE MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA; BIRTHING CENTERS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84961903934     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2016.03.007     Document Type: Article

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