Outcomes of free-standing, midwife-led birth centers: a structured review.

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Published in Birth on September 01, 2004

Authors

Denis Walsh1, Soo M Downe

Author Affiliations

1: Childbearing and Health (ReaCH) Group, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

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