Creating a dedicated homebirth service: results of a 3-year pilot

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Creating a dedicated homebirth service : results of a 3-year pilot. / Cross-Sudworth, Fiona; Hindley, Jo; Cheatham, Clare; Clarke, Paula; McAree, Trixie.

In: British Journal of Midwifery, Vol. 26, No. 3, 01.03.2018, p. 164-170.

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Cross-Sudworth, F, Hindley, J, Cheatham, C, Clarke, P & McAree, T 2018, 'Creating a dedicated homebirth service: results of a 3-year pilot', British Journal of Midwifery, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 164-170. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.3.164

APA

Cross-Sudworth, F., Hindley, J., Cheatham, C., Clarke, P., & McAree, T. (2018). Creating a dedicated homebirth service: results of a 3-year pilot. British Journal of Midwifery, 26(3), 164-170. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.3.164

Vancouver

Cross-Sudworth F, Hindley J, Cheatham C, Clarke P, McAree T. Creating a dedicated homebirth service: results of a 3-year pilot. British Journal of Midwifery. 2018 Mar 1;26(3):164-170. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.3.164

Author

Cross-Sudworth, Fiona ; Hindley, Jo ; Cheatham, Clare ; Clarke, Paula ; McAree, Trixie. / Creating a dedicated homebirth service : results of a 3-year pilot. In: British Journal of Midwifery. 2018 ; Vol. 26, No. 3. pp. 164-170.

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