Women and Birth
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 39-44 , July 2006

Continuity of carer and partnership: A review of the literature

  • Lesa M. Freeman, Ph.D, RM, RGON (Senior Lecturer)

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,Accepted 16 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2006.05.002

Women and Birth
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