Committee opinion No. 476: Planned home birth

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 117, Issue 2 PART 1, 2011, Pages 425-428

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MATERNITY WARD; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NURSE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79251555296     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31820eee20     Document Type: Review

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