Women and Birth
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 23-28 , March 2006

A midwife program of newborn resuscitation

  • S. Graham

      Affiliations

    • John Hunter Children's Hospital, Locked Bag No1, Hunter Regional Mail Centre, NSW 2310, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • A. Gill

      Affiliations

    • John Hunter Children's Hospital, Locked Bag No1, Hunter Regional Mail Centre, NSW 2310, Australia
  • ,
  • D. Lamers

      Affiliations

    • Belmont District Hospital, Croudace Bay Road, Belmont, NSW 2280, Australia

,Accepted 6 December 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2005.12.002

Women and Birth
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 23-28 , March 2006