Free-standing midwife-led maternity units: A safe and effective alternative to hospital delivery for low-risk women?

Evidence-Based Healthcare and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 325-331

  Muthu, Vivek ^a   Fischbacher, Colin ^b  

^a Bazian Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Info Services ISD Gyle Square ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPETENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRIC CARE; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 16244377503     PISSN: 17442249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehbc.2004.09.035     Document Type: Note

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