Missing Midwifery: Relevance for Contemporary Challenges in Maternal Health

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-14

  Prasad, Rupa ^a   Dasgupta, Rajib ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Auxiliary nurse midwives; midwifery model of care; midwifery regulation and practices; skilled birth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875464676     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.106619     Document Type: Review

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