What do certified nurse-midwives believe? Measuring CNM attitudes towards planned home birth (abstract)
2009 Vedam S, Stoll K, Schummers L. What do certified nurse-midwives believe? Measuring CNM attitudes towards planned home birth (abstract). Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health, 54(5): 425. Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate a Provider Attitude towards Planned Home Birth scale (PAPHB), and to explore correlates and predictors of […]
Nurse-midwives’ experiences with planned home birth: Impact on attitudes and practice
2009 Vedam S, Stoll K, Aaker J, White S, Schummers L. (2009). Nurse-midwives’ experiences with planned home birth: Impact on attitudes and practice. Birth, 34(4): 274-282. [available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20002419] Abstract Background: Health care providers’ attitudes toward maternity care options influence the nature of informed decision-making discussions and patient choice. A woman’s choice of […]
Reducing maternal mortality in Uganda: Applying the “three delays” framework
2011 Ellis C, Schummers L, Rostoker M. Reducing maternal mortality in Uganda: Applying the “three delays” framework. International Journal of Childbirth, 1(4): 218-226(9). Abstract Purpose: This article examines maternal mortality in Uganda through the “Three Delays“ framework. This framework asserts that maternal mortality in developing countries results from three delays to accessing appropriate health […]
The Canadian birth place study: Development, validation, and administration of a questionnaire to multi-disciplinary maternity care providers
2012 Schummers L, Vedam S, Fairbrother N, Klein M, Kaczorowski J. The Canadian birth place study: Development, validation, and administration of a questionnaire to multi-disciplinary maternity care providers. Canadian Journal of Midwifery and Practice, 11(1): 35-45. Abstract The debate between professional groups in Canada about the advisability of planned home birth continues. The […]
Obstetrician, family physician, or midwife: Preferences of the next generation of maternity care consumers
2012 Fairbrother N, Stoll K, Schummers L, Carty E. (2012). Obstetrician, family physician, or midwife: Preferences of the next generation of maternity care consumers. Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research & Practice; Accepted November, 2011; in press. Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the views of a cohort of Canadian university […]