Normal birth: A thing of the past or the new future for primary health care?

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-337

  Reibel, Tracy ^a  

^a National Executive of the Maternity Coalition Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

childbirth; maternity services; midwifery led care; place of birth; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646343777     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1463423604pc223oa     Document Type: Article

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