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Are mums and babies really better off in private hospitals?
Manage episode 496517499 series 5409
When having a baby, there are lots of decisions to be made about maternity care, and barriers depending on your socio-economic situation.
A new study has highlighted a worrying issue – finding higher adverse health outcomes in standard public maternity care.
However there have been criticisms about how the paper compared the two sectors, and whether it’s a fair contrast.
Guest/s
- Professor Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery at Western Sydney University
References
1542 episodes
Manage episode 496517499 series 5409
When having a baby, there are lots of decisions to be made about maternity care, and barriers depending on your socio-economic situation.
A new study has highlighted a worrying issue – finding higher adverse health outcomes in standard public maternity care.
However there have been criticisms about how the paper compared the two sectors, and whether it’s a fair contrast.
Guest/s
- Professor Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery at Western Sydney University
References
1542 episodes
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