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Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , March 2009

An evaluation of Midwifery Group Practice. Part I: Clinical effectiveness

Deborah Turnbull
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace Campus, South Australia, Australia
- Corresponding author at: School of Psychology, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace Campus, Level 4, Hughes Building, Adelaide 5005, South Australia, Australia. Tel.: +61 8 8303 5738; fax: +61 8 8303 3770.
Peter Baghurst
- Women's and Children's Hospital, CYWHS, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Disciplines of Paediatrics and Public Health, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Carmel Collins
- Women's and Children's Health Research Institute, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Chris Cornwell
- Women's and Children's Hospital, CYWHS, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Anne Nixon
- Women's and Children's Hospital, CYWHS, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Roslyn Donnelan-Fernandez
- Women's and Children's Hospital, CYWHS, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Georgia Antoniou
- Women's and Children's Hospital, CYWHS, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Received 16 June 2008 ,Revised 16 October 2008 ,Accepted 17 October 2008.

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