Every Woman Needs a Midwife, and Some Women Need a Doctor Too

Birth

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 323-326

  Sandall, Jane ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birthplace; Evidence; Midwifery; Model; Policy; Quality; Safety; Sociology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STANDARD;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84869772768     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/birt.12010     Document Type: Article

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