I have been told stories of NHS midwives facing punitive action from their trust employers for facilitating breech births in the all-fours position

Practising Midwife

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 29-30

  Scamell, Mandie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BREECH PRESENTATION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIRTH INJURIES; BREECH PRESENTATION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77955032154     PISSN: 14613123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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