A statewide review of postnatal care in private hospitals in Victoria, Australia.docVIP

Rayner et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2010, 10:26 /1471-2393/10/26 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access A statewide review of postnatal care in private Research article hospitals in Victoria, Australia Jo-Anne Rayner*1,2, Helen L McLachlan1,2, Della A Forster1,3, Louise Peters2,3 and Jane Yelland4 Abstract Background: Concerns have been raised in Australia and internationally regarding the quality and effectiveness of hospital postnatal care, although Australian women receiving postnatal care in the private maternity sector rate their satisfaction with care more highly than women receivin