The Australian Regional Birthing Index (Arbi)

Abstract

the Australian Regional Birthing Index (ARBI) is to be developed in response to the National Maternity Services Plan recommendation for an index to guide the provision of maternity services in rural and remote Australia. This index uses the size, remoteness, and vulnerability of the community, plus lessons learnt from the Canadian rural birth index. An Expert Panel of experienced clinicians, health planners and policy makers and managers of services will guide and test the feasibility of implementing this index.

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Identifying maternity services in public hospitals in rural and remote Australia

J Longman, JM Pilcher, DA Donoghue, M Rolfe, SV Kildea, S Kruske, JJN Oats, GG Morgan, LM Barclay

2014-01-01

Objective This paper articulates the importance of accurately identifying maternity services. It describes the process and challen..