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The Experience of Pregnancy and Birth with Midwives: Results from the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In Canada maternity care is publicly funded, and although women may choose their care providers, choices may be limited. The purpose of this study was to compare perceptions of maternity outcomes and experiences of those who received care from midwives with those who received care from other providers. METHODS: Based on the 2006 Canadian census, a random sample of women (n = 6,421) who had recently given birth in Canada completed a …

Authors

O’Brien B; Chalmers B; Fell D; Heaman M; Darling EK; Herbert P

Journal

Birth, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 207–215

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

September 2011

DOI

10.1111/j.1523-536x.2011.00482.x

ISSN

0730-7659