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Maternity Care In Rural Florida
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W from rural and remote communi t ies with no local access to maternity services have worse maternal and newborn outcomes than women from similar communities with local access to even limited birthing services.1 Canadian studies have demonstrated that distance to services affects maternal and newborn outcomes.2–4 Perinatal mortality is higher for populations of women who are more than 4 hours a...
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The recent closure of rural health services in many developed countries has been a natural experiment as health planners strategically adopt regionalized systems of care to combat staggering healthcare system costs. Regionalization is predicated on offering health services in selected discrete locations (‘referral centers’) as opposed to in every local community of reasonable size. Where comple...
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INTRODUCTION Between 2000 and 2004, 17 small rural maternity care services in British Columbia (BC) closed or were placed under moratoria. This paper explores the experiences of care providers in 4 rural BC communities that have lost or are at risk of losing their local maternity services. METHODS We conducted qualitative, semistructured interviews and focus groups with 27 health care provide...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1925
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.3340.41