Safety of non-medically led primary maternity care models: A critical review of the international literature

Australian Health Review

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-147

  McIntyre, Meredith J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

antenatal and intrapartum transfer rates; birth centre; home birth; midwifery led; perinatal mortality and morbidity.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861441579     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH11039     Document Type: Review

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