Women and Birth
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , March 2008

Evidence-based midwifery and power/knowledge

  • Kathleen Fahy

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PII: S1871-5192(07)00123-0

doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2007.12.004

Women and Birth
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , March 2008