The relationship is everything : women’s reasons for, and experience of maternity care with a privately practising midwife in Western Australia

The aim of this descriptive qualitative study was to investigate women’s reasons for, and experiences of maternity care with a privately practising midwife. Data analysis from the fourteen women interviewed revealed three major categories characterising reasons for choosing private midwifery care:...

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Main Author: Davison, Clare Louise
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2085
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description The aim of this descriptive qualitative study was to investigate women’s reasons for, and experiences of maternity care with a privately practising midwife. Data analysis from the fourteen women interviewed revealed three major categories characterising reasons for choosing private midwifery care: I knew what I wanted from my care provider; I knew what I wanted from my pregnancy and birth experience and I was willing to do the research to get what I wanted.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-20852017-02-20T06:39:26Z The relationship is everything : women’s reasons for, and experience of maternity care with a privately practising midwife in Western Australia Davison, Clare Louise The aim of this descriptive qualitative study was to investigate women’s reasons for, and experiences of maternity care with a privately practising midwife. Data analysis from the fourteen women interviewed revealed three major categories characterising reasons for choosing private midwifery care: I knew what I wanted from my care provider; I knew what I wanted from my pregnancy and birth experience and I was willing to do the research to get what I wanted. 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2085 en Curtin University fulltext
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The relationship is everything : women’s reasons for, and experience of maternity care with a privately practising midwife in Western Australia
title The relationship is everything : women’s reasons for, and experience of maternity care with a privately practising midwife in Western Australia
title_full The relationship is everything : women’s reasons for, and experience of maternity care with a privately practising midwife in Western Australia
title_fullStr The relationship is everything : women’s reasons for, and experience of maternity care with a privately practising midwife in Western Australia
title_full_unstemmed The relationship is everything : women’s reasons for, and experience of maternity care with a privately practising midwife in Western Australia
title_short The relationship is everything : women’s reasons for, and experience of maternity care with a privately practising midwife in Western Australia
title_sort relationship is everything : women’s reasons for, and experience of maternity care with a privately practising midwife in western australia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2085