Challenges in providing maternity care in remote areas and islands for primary care physicians in Japan: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Maintaining a maternity care system is one of the biggest issues in Japan due to the decreasing number of obstetricians, especially in remote areas and islands. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the challenges in women’s health and maternity care in remote areas an...

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Published in:BMC Family Practice
Main Authors: Ayako Shibata, Makoto Kaneko, Machiko Inoue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Subjects:
Maternity care
Primary care
Qualitative study
Rural medicine
Women’s health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-018-0806-6

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