Women and Birth
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 45-50 , July 2006

Birth Territory: A theory for midwifery practice

Received 23 March 2006 ,Revised 9 May 2006 ,Accepted 9 May 2006.

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 The editor for this article was Professor Caroline Homer.

PII: S1871-5192(06)00020-5

doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2006.05.001

Women and Birth
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 45-50 , July 2006