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Kansas maternity deserts: a cross-sectional study of rural obstetric providers

Rural and Remote Health, 2021
Introduction: Kansas is a predominantly rural state that had 9853 rural births in 2018. The Kansas Rural Obstetrical Access Task Force was formed to study and address factors affecting these births.
Jason Taporco, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gabriela Chavez, Zev Allen, Jasmine Estrada, Kelly Thomson, Jennifer Mettling, Michael Kennedy   +7 more
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The experience of maternity care for migrant women living with female genital mutilation: A qualitative synthesis [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of childbearing women with a history of female genital mutilation (FGM) are accessing maternity services in high-income countries across the world.
Abusharaf, Ameresekere, Aya, Banks, Berg, Berggren, Bondas, Bulma, Chalmers, Chalmers, Crawford, Creighton, Essén, Essén, Gough, Hicks, Hill, Lundberg, Macklin, Moher, Moxey, Murray, Noblit, Small, Thierfelder, Vangen   +25 more
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A Comparison of Medical Birth Register Outcomes between Maternity Health Clinics and Integrated Maternity and Child Health Clinics in Southwest Finland

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2016
Introduction: Primary maternity care services are globally provided according to various organisational models. Two models are common in Finland: a maternity health clinic and an integrated maternity and child health clinic.
Miia Tuominen, Anne Kaljonen, Pia Ahonen, Juha Mäkinen, Päivi Rautava   +4 more
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Community perspectives: An exploration of potential barriers to men's involvement in maternity care in a central Tanzanian community.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Male involvement in maternal health has been linked to positive health outcomes for women and children, as they control household resources and make significant decisions, which influence maternal health.
Nyasiro S Gibore, Theodora A L Bali
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Rural maternity care: Can we learn from Wal-Mart? [PDF]

, 2010
In many countries rural maternity care is under threat. Consequently rural pregnant women will have to travel further to attend larger maternity units to receive care and deliver their babies.
Pitchforth, Emma, van Teijlingen, Edwin
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Pregnancy risk factors associated with birthweight of infants born to Australian Aboriginal women in an urban setting - a retrospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background A key focus of the Closing the Gap campaign is to reduce low birthweight in Aboriginal babies. Limited research exists on factors affecting Aboriginal birthweight in urban areas.
Elisa J. Ford, Thomas J. Cade, Lex W. Doyle, Mark P. Umstad   +3 more
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Outcomes of a rural-focussed family practice residency

Journal of Regional Medical Campuses, 2022
Purpose: Family medicine  physicians play a crucial role in maternity care in community-based settings. However, residency graduates are decreasingly likely to provide delivery services.
Dr. Sandra Stover, Julia Lasswell, Samantha Friedrichsen, Rebecca Emery   +3 more
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“It's a life you're playing with”: A qualitative study on experiences of NHS maternity services among undocumented migrant women in England

Social Science & Medicine (1967), 2020
Background Undocumented migrant women experience complex barriers to maternity services, are less likely to receive the recommended level of maternity care, and have poorer obstetric outcomes than non-migrant women.
Laura B. Nellums, Jaynaide Powis, L. Jones, Anna Miller, K. Rustage, N. Russell, J. Friedland, S. Hargreaves   +7 more
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Developing a Core Competency Model and Educational Framework for Primary Maternity Services: A national consensus approach [PDF]

, 2012
Background: An appropriately educated and competent workforce is crucial to an effective health care system. The National Health Workforce Taskforce (now Health Workforce Australia) and the Maternity Services Inter-Jurisdictional Committee funded a ...
Brodie, PM, Curtin, AM, Ellwood, DA, Griffiths, M, Homer, CSE, Kildea, S   +5 more
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The impact of coronavirus outbreak on breastfeeding guidelines among Brazilian hospitals and maternity services: a cross-sectional study

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2020
Background The World Health Organization recognizes exclusive breastfeeding a safe source of nutrition available for children in most humanitarian emergencies, as in the current pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-
W. Gonçalves-Ferri, Fábia Martins Pereira-Cellini, K. Coca, D. Aragon, P. Nader, J. Lyra, Maryneia Silva do Vale, S. Marba, Katiací Araújo, L. Dias, Daniela Marques de Lima Mota Ferreira, G. Nieto, L. M. Anchieta, Rita de Cássia Silveira, M. R. D. de Moura, Valdenise Martins L. Tuma Calil, Viviane Christina Cortez Moraes, J. H. C. L. de Almeida, M. Magalhães, Thaise Cristina Branchee Sonini, Juliane Barleta Javorsky, É. A. C. Ribeiro, Rodrigo Ferreira, Louise Dantas Cavalcante de Almeida, R. Garbers, Gabriella Maset da Silva Faria, Anelise Roosch, A. D. de Mesquita, Rebecca Meirelles de Oliveira Pinto   +28 more
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