The 'stages' model of labour: Deconstructing the myth

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 454-456

  Winter, Clare ^a   Cameron, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749185734     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2006.14.8.21636     Document Type: Article

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