Development of quality indicators for low-risk labor care provided by midwives using a RAND-modified Delphi method

Abstract Background In childbirth, most deliveries are low-risk, defined as spontaneous labor at full term without special high-risk facts or complications, especially in high-resource countries where maternal and perinatal mortality rates are very low. Indeed, the majority of mothers and infants ha...

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Main Authors: Kayo Ueda, Shosuke Ohtera, Misato Kaso, Takeo Nakayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-017-1468-4