| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 366 pages) |
| Series |
Online access with DDA: Askews (Medicine)
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| Contents |
Organizing for change : history, pioneers, and the formation of a national organization / Kathryn Schrag and Kate Bauer -- Meeting the need for innovation in maternity care / Diana Jolles and Paula Pelletier-Butler -- The contemporary birth center as part of an integrated care model / Linda Cole -- Clinical outcomes in birth centers / Julia Phillippi and Kathleen Danhausen -- A profile of birth center use in the United States and the potential demand for birth center use in the future / Eugene Declercq and Erika R. Cheng -- Cost outcomes and finances of free standing birth centers / Neel Shah and Victoria Woo -- Care providers in freestanding birth centers / Autumn Vergo and Kaye Kanne -- Reaching for excellence : birth center standards and accreditation / Susan Stapleton and Rosemary Senjem -- Birth center regulation in the United States / Jill Alliman -- Enhanced care services and health homes / Alisha H. Wilkes and Jill Alliman -- The role of birth centers in promoting physiologic birth / Melissa D. Avery -- Preparing the workforce / Barbara A. Anderson, Linda Cole, and Jesse Bushman -- Launching a birth center / Cynthia Flynn and Brianna Honea |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 26, 2017) |
| Subject |
Birthing centers.
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Birthing Centers
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Pediatric & Neonatal.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Birthing centers
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| SUBJECT |
United States |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cole, Linda J., editor
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Avery, Melissa D., editor
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| LC no. |
2017001038 |
| ISBN |
9780826125927 |
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0826125921 |
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0826125891 |
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9780826125897 |
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