An ethnographic organisational study of alongside midwifery units: a follow-on study from the Birthplace in England programme
Background: Alongside midwifery units (AMUs) were identified as a novel hybrid organisational form in the Birthplace in England Research Programme, to which this is a follow-on study. The number of such units (also known as hospital birth centres) has increased greatly in the UK since 2007. They pro...
Main Authors: | Christine McCourt, Juliet Rayment, Susanna Rance, Jane Sandall |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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National Institute for Health Research
2014-03-01
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Series: | Health Services and Delivery Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr02070 |
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