Choosing childbirth provider location - Rural women's perspective

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Smith, M ^a   Askew, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childbirth provider location; Maternity choice; Pregnant women's experiences; Qualitative; Rural obstetric services; Utilisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

EVALUATION STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PARTURITION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY; QUEENSLAND; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 85044729310     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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