What makes a midwifery model of care safe?

Women and Birth

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-3

  Fahy, Kathleen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELIVERY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LABOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MIDWIFE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; STANDARD OF CARE;

EID: 84856586387     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.12.003     Document Type: Editorial

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2. Fahy K. Is breech birth really unsafe? Treatment validity and the term breech trial. MIDRIS 2011, 2(10):17-21.
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