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Chapter 4 - Harmful birth care practices

from Section 1 - A wake-up call

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2015

Paul Reuwer ,
Hein Bruinse  and
Arie Franx
Paul Reuwer
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg
Hein Bruinse
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Utrecht University Medical Center
Arie Franx
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics, St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg
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Proactive Support of Labor
The Challenge of Normal Childbirth
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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