Journal article
Use of Routine Interventions in Labour and Birth in Canadian Hospitals: Comparing Results of the 1993 and 2007 Canadian Hospital Maternity Policies and Practices Surveys
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To compare policies and practices of routine interventions in labour and birth in Canadian hospitals in 1993 and 2007 and to describe trends regarding adherence to evidence-based guidelines.
METHODS: We used data from surveys of Canadian hospitals in 1993 and 2007 on routine maternity care practices and policies, including interventions in labour and birth.
Authors
Levitt C; Hanvey L; Bartholomew S; Kaczorowski J; Chalmers B; Heaman M; Li X
Journal
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, Vol. 33, No. 12, pp. 1208–1217
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2011
DOI
10.1016/s1701-2163(16)35104-0
ISSN
1701-2163