Women and Birth
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 57-63 , June 2007

Research priorities of NSW midwives

  • Judy Reid

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney (UWS), Australia
    • Sydney South West Area Health Service, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Campbelltown Campus, Building 7, School of Nursing, College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC 1797, NSW, Australia. Tel.: +61 46203325; fax: +61 46254252.
    • ,
  • Rebecca O’Reilly

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney (UWS), Australia
    • ,
  • Barbara Beale

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney (UWS), Australia
    • ,
  • Donna Gillies

      Affiliations

    • Sydney West Area Health Service and UWS, Australia
    • ,
  • Tanya Connell

      Affiliations

    • North Gosford Private Hospital, Australia

Received 18 October 2006 ,Revised 5 March 2007 ,Accepted 6 March 2007.

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☆ Funding for this project was provided by the Child and Family Research Node, School of Nursing (University of Western Sydney), Australia.

PII: S1871-5192(07)00021-2

doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2007.03.001

Women and Birth
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