First-time mothers’ choice of birthplace: influencing factors, expectations of the midwife’s role and perceived safety

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First-time mothers’ choice of birthplace: influencing factors, expectations of the midwife’s role and perceived safety

Aim To explore first-time pregnant women's expectations and factors influencing their choice of birthplace. Background Although outcomes and advantages for low-risk childbearing women giving birth in midwifery-led units and home compared with obstetric units have been investigated prev...

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Main Authors:	Borrelli, Sara E., Walsh, Denis, Spiby, Helen
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley 2017
Subjects:	Birthplace; Childbearing; Choice; Freestanding midwifery unit; Homebirth; Midwifery; Obstetric unit; Place of birth; Pregnancy; Women’s health
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50136/

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