Coming ready or not! preparing parents for parenthood

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 160-167

  Mckellar, Lois ^a   Pincombe, Jan ^b   Henderson, Ann ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 70350151175     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2009.17.3.40078     Document Type: Article

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