Author Details Small rural maternity units without caesarean delivery capabilities: is it safe and sustainable in the eyes of health professionals in Tasmania? Ha Hoang1 PhD, Postgraduate student, Thi.Hoang@utas.edu.au Quynh Le2 PhD , Lecturer, Quynh.Le@utas.edu.au Sue Kilpatrick3 PhD , Research professor, Regional Communities, sue.kilpatrick@deakin.edu.au 1, 2 University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. 3 Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. Correspondence: H Hoang, Locked Bag 1372, Launceston, TAS 7250, Australia  Author contribution: Ha Hoang: original concept. Quynh Le: contributed to drafts. Sue Kilpatrick: contributed to drafts. Citation: Hoang H, Le Q, Kilpatrick S.  Small rural maternity units without caesarean delivery capabilities: is it safe and sustainable in the eyes of health professionals in Tasmania? Rural and Remote Health 12: 1941. (Online) 2012. Available: http://www.rrh.org.au Received: 28 September 2011 Revised: 27 March 2012 Accepted: 3 July 2012