Dr Foster - Birth Guide
- Abstract
- The Birth Guide is a comprehensive resource designed to give expectant mothers the detailed maternity information needed to choose the care that best suits them. With the ability to research different maternity units by postcode or by alphabetical listing, maternity units that are consultant led or mid wife led, as well as compare the services they offer, our directory gives you the need-to-know that every mother and child deserves.
- Main Topics/Subject Category
- Availability and rates of scan, number of births, caesarean rates (elective and emergency), pain relief such as epidurals or pethidine or natural birth options
- Variables
- Availability & rates of scans, caesarean rates, pain relief such as epidurals & pethidine, natural birth options
- Keywords
- Consultant led, midwife led, births, caesarean, scan, epidural, pethidine
- Identifier Variables
- Postcode
- Area of Health System
- Secondary care
- Data Available
- Risk behaviours, Socio-economic, Demographic
- Data collecting organization (s)
- Dr Fosters
- Data Type
- Administrative
- National/Regional
- National
- Coverage (date of field work)
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Unit of Analysis
- Individual
- Sample
- All NHS and private hospitals in the UK
- Availability
- Dr Foster
- Conditions of Access
- Free access
- Link
- http://www.drfosterhealth.co.uk/birth-guide/
- Contact
- Tel: 02073328800, DFRinfo@drfoster.co.uk