Women and Birth
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 11-15 , March 2007

Enhancing the midwife–woman relationship through shared decision making and clinical guidelines

  • Lesa M. Freeman

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 9351 0530.
    • ,
  • Kate Griew

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • Royal Prince Alfred Women and Babies (SSWAHS), Sydney, NSW, Australia

,Accepted 12 October 2006.

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PII: S1871-5192(06)00093-X

doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2006.10.003

Women and Birth
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 11-15 , March 2007

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