Evidence
Midwifery models of care
Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women (Review). 2009. By Hatem M, and others.
Cost-effectiveness of midwifery group practices
A non-randomised trial investigating the cost-effectiveness of Midwifery Group Practice compared with standard maternity care arrangements in one Australian hospital. 2011. By Toohill, J and others.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026661381100177X
Women choosing caesarean sections
Women’s Request For a Cesarean Section: A Critique of the Literature. 2000. By Gamble, J and others.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1523-536x.2000.00256.x/abstract
Elective Cesarean Section and Decision Making: A Critical Review of the Literature. 2007. McCourt and others.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17324181
QCMB research examines the myths behind Queensland’s rising caesarean rates. January 18, 2012. QCMB media release.
http://www.qcmb.org.au/media_releases/menu/media_items
Maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity in Queensland
2011 Queensland Maternal and Perinatal Quality Council, Review of Pregnancies, Births and Newborns in Queensland
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/maternity/qmpqc/qmpqc_home.asp
The annual report of the Queensland Maternal and Perinatal Quality Council. Details clinical information regarding maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity in Queensland to identify statewide and facility specific trends.
Traumatic childbirth
Effectiveness of a Counseling Intervention after a Traumatic Childbirth: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 2005. Gamble and others.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15725200
Rural birth
Does size matter? A population-based study of birth in lower volume maternity hospitals for low risk women 2005. Tracy, S. and others.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00794.x/abstract
Luckily we had a torch. Contemporary birthing experiences of women living in rural and remote NSW. 2007. Dietsch, E. and others.
http://bahsl.com.au/old/pdf/birthing-in-rural-remote-NSW.pdf
Mothers, babies, and communities: Centralizing maternity care exposes mothers and babies to complications and endangers community sustainability. 2002. Klein, M. and others.
http://www.cfp.ca/content/48/7/1177.long
First hour after birth
The First Hour Following Birth: Don’t Wake the Mother! 2002. By Michel Odent.
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