Factors influencing multiparous women who choose a home birth -A literature review

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 646-652

  Ashley, Sarah ^a   Weaver, Jane ^b  

^a Community Midwife ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84866720107     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2012.20.9.646     Document Type: Review

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