Women and Birth
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 11-16 , March 2009

An evaluation of Midwifery Group Practice: Part II: Women’s satisfaction

  • Jennifer Fereday

      Affiliations

    • Women’s and Children’s Hospital, CYWHS, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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  • Carmel Collins

      Affiliations

    • Women’s and Children’s Health Research Institute, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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  • Deborah Turnbull

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace Campus, South Australia, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 8 8303 5738; fax: +61 8 8303 3770.
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  • Jan Pincombe

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia, City East Campus, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    • ,
  • Candice Oster

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia, City East Campus, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, Australia

Received 16 June 2008 ,Revised 8 August 2008 ,Accepted 13 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2008.08.001

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