Dutch midwives: Relational care and birth location

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 242-247

  Leonie, A M ^a   Van der Hulst, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dutch midwife; Home birth; Midwifery care; Relationship; Support during labour

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842690590     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.1999.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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