Trends in Midwife-Attended Births, 1989 to 2007

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-176

  Declercq, Eugene ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Births; CNM attended births; Midwifery; Nurse midwives; Vital statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MIDWIFE; NURSE MIDWIFE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; DELIVERY ROOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL RECORDS DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; MIDWIFERY; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79953033900     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00055.x     Document Type: Article

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