Measuring the quality and quantity of professional intrapartum support: testing a computerised systematic observation tool in the clinical setting

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Catherine Niven²  Helen Cheyne³  Mary C Ross-Davie¹ 

[1] Educational Projects Manager, Midwifery and Reproductive Health, NHS Education for Scotland, Westport 102Westport, Edinburgh EH3 9DN, UK;Emeritus Professor, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK;Royal College of Midwives Professor of Midwifery & Professor of Maternal and Child Health Research, NMAHP Research Unit, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK

关键词: Clinical outcomes;    Quality;    Quantity;    Observation;    Systematic;    Midwife;    Support;    Labour;    Intrapartum;   

Others  :  1137907
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2393-13-163

 received in 2013-04-10, accepted in 2013-08-13,  发布年份 2013

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Ross-Davie et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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