An analysis of media reporting on the closure of freestanding midwifery units in England
(2019)
Journal Article
Rayment, J., McCourt, C., Scanlon, M., Culley, L., Spiby, H., Bishop, S., & de Lima, L. A. (2020). An analysis of media reporting on the closure of freestanding midwifery units in England. Women and Birth, 33(1), e79-e87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2018.12.012
Problem
Despite clinical guidelines and policy promoting choice of place of birth, 14 Freestanding Midwifery Units were closed between 2008 and 2015, closures reported in the media as justified by low use and financial constraints.
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