Rising rates of interventton in child birth

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 160-169

  McAra Couper, Judith ^a   Jones, Marion ^a   Smythe, Elizabeth ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 77951600907     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2010.18.3.46917     Document Type: Article

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