Home or hospital? Midwife or physician? Preferences for maternity care provider and place of birth among Western Australian students

© 2015. Background: 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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stoll, K., Hauck, Yvonne, Hall, W.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21367