A qualitative evaluation of women's experiences of the Mellow Bumps antenatal intervention

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 187-194

  Breustedt, Sarah ^a   Puckering, Christine ^b  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84875198055     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2013.21.3.187     Document Type: Article

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