Home or hospital? Midwife or physician? Preferences for maternity care provider and place of birth among Western Australian students
Abstract
Australian caesarean birth rates have exceeded 30% in most states and are approaching 45%, on average, in private hospitals. Australian midwifery practice occurs almost exclusively in hospitals; less than 3% of women deliver at home or in birthing centres. It is unclear whether the trend towards hospital-based, high interventionist birth reflects preferences of the next generation of maternity care consumers.We conducted a descriptive...
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Title
Home or hospital? Midwife or physician? Preferences for maternity care provider and place of birth among Western Australian students
Published Date
Feb 1, 2016
Journal
Volume
29
Issue
1
Pages
e33 - e38
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