E-book
Hospital births in Canada : a focus on women living in rural and remote areas.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771091947 (PDF)
- Physical Description: 1 electronic text (xii, 55 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Institute for Health Information = Institut canadien d'information sur la santé, 2013.
- Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2013.
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-55). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | About the Canadian Institute for Health Information -- Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- About this report -- Introduction: Important notes about this report -- Accessing hospital-based maternity services: How long does it take for women to reach their hospital of birth?; Are women from rural areas delivering in urban or rural hospitals? -- How often do rural deliveries involve a transfer from one hospital to another? -- Women who deliver in hospital: How do urban and rural women differ by age, parity, risk and socio-economic status?; Mode of delivery -- Providers: How do urban and rural women's providers of intrapartum care differ? -- Maternal and infant outcomes: How do outcomes compare for urban and rural women?; How do outcomes for rural women vary across Canada's health regions?; Do outcomes for rural women vary by time travelled to delivery?; Do outcomes for rural women vary by urban versus rural hospital of birth? -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Odds ratios and associated confidence intervals for maternal and newborn outcomes -- References. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by Canada Commons. |
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