Independent midwifery care versus NHS care in the UK

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7709, 2009, Pages 1454-

  Shorten, Allison ^a   Shorten, Brett ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Informed Health Choices Trust   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AUSTRALIA; CESAREAN SECTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 67650087588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b2210     Document Type: Editorial

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