Factors Influencing Referral to Maternity Models of Care in Australian General Practice

General practitioners (GP) play a vital role in referring prospective parents to a maternity model of care. Despite their gatekeeping role, there is limited research exploring the referral process from the GP perspective. A qualitative descriptive approach was undertaken to explore and describe the...

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Main Author: Thomas, Jaime
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2023
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93572
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description General practitioners (GP) play a vital role in referring prospective parents to a maternity model of care. Despite their gatekeeping role, there is limited research exploring the referral process from the GP perspective. A qualitative descriptive approach was undertaken to explore and describe the factors influencing Australian GPs' decision-making when referring pregnant women to maternity models of care. Both GP and Women's Factors' influence referral decisions, Primary Healthcare Networks are critical to addressing gaps.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-935722023-10-20T07:29:35Z Factors Influencing Referral to Maternity Models of Care in Australian General Practice Thomas, Jaime General practitioners (GP) play a vital role in referring prospective parents to a maternity model of care. Despite their gatekeeping role, there is limited research exploring the referral process from the GP perspective. A qualitative descriptive approach was undertaken to explore and describe the factors influencing Australian GPs' decision-making when referring pregnant women to maternity models of care. Both GP and Women's Factors' influence referral decisions, Primary Healthcare Networks are critical to addressing gaps. 2023 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93572 Curtin University restricted
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Factors Influencing Referral to Maternity Models of Care in Australian General Practice
title Factors Influencing Referral to Maternity Models of Care in Australian General Practice
title_full Factors Influencing Referral to Maternity Models of Care in Australian General Practice
title_fullStr Factors Influencing Referral to Maternity Models of Care in Australian General Practice
title_full_unstemmed Factors Influencing Referral to Maternity Models of Care in Australian General Practice
title_short Factors Influencing Referral to Maternity Models of Care in Australian General Practice
title_sort factors influencing referral to maternity models of care in australian general practice
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93572