Place and type of care
Although women perceived shorter travel distances to be safer, their
preferences were also influenced by factors including: type of pain
management available; possibility of transfer; continuity of care; the
birth environment. Several women had very clear preferences about the
type of maternity care they wanted/would want. Nevertheless, the
preferred type of care differed across the sample. Some preferred to
give birth in a midwife-led unit, but their willingness to give birth in
a stand-alone unit differed: