Introduction Continued rural maternity closure across Australia has seen impacts on women
and families such as financial pressures, quality and safety concerns, and emotional …

Aims To synthesize literature examining (1) rural hospital or obstetric unit closures as a
social determinant of maternal/infant health outcomes and (2) closures as a social …

Abstract Background The Rural Surgical Obstetrical Networks (RSON) project was
developed in response to the persistent attrition of rural maternity services across Canada …

Introduction The ongoing closure of regional maternity services in Australia has significant
consequences for women and communities. In South Australia, a regional midwifery model …

Objective Assessment of women's risk status influences the operationalisation of maternity.
Decisions are made at a health service executive level, related to the ongoing level of …

Background Rural maternity service closures and service level reductions are continually
increasing across Victoria. There is limited understanding of how rural board members and …

Abstract Background Women in rural Australia often have limited maternity care options
available, and in Victoria, like many Australian states, numerous small hospitals no longer …

Objective To identify perceived barriers and enablers for rural women in accessing perinatal
care within their own community from the perspective of perinatal health care providers …

Introduction This study describes the experiences of eight mothers from the Wheatbelt
region of Western Australia who shared their stories of travelling and/or temporarily …

Objectives We examined the relationship between consolidation of delivery and the
workload of obstetricians working at perinatal centers. Methods We conducted a descriptive …