Women's access needs in maternity care in rural Tasmania, Australia: A mixed methods study.

CONCLUSION: The study suggested that women's access needs are not fully met in some rural areas of Tasmania. Rural women face many challenges when accessing maternity services, including financial burden and risk of labouring en route. The study supports the claim that the closure of rural maternity units shifts cost and risk from the health care system to rural women and their families.
PMID: 23473790 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Women Birth - March 6, 2013 Category: Midwifery Authors: Hoang H, Le Q, Terry D Tags: Women Birth Source Type: research