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"It's my Home away from Home:" A hermeneutic phenomenological study exploring decision-making experiences of choosing a freestanding birth centre for perinatal care.

Erin K GeorgeSarah DominiqueWhitney IrieJoyce K Edmonds
Published in: Midwifery (2024)
Prioritizing an individual's capacity to choose their birth setting and fostering awareness about options in the context of informed decision-making are pivotal steps toward attaining equity in perinatal health. Securing public insurance coverage and equitable reimbursement for BCs represent essential policies aimed at facilitating universal access to the BC model for all people.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • decision making
  • affordable care act
  • mental health
  • public health
  • pregnant women
  • gestational age
  • health information
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • emergency department
  • climate change