COSMOS: COmparing Standard Maternity care with One-to-one midwifery Support: a randomised controlled trial

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COSMOS: COmparing Standard Maternity care with One-to-one midwifery Support: a randomised controlled trial

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Abstract Background In Australia and internationally, there is concern about the growing proportion of women giving birth by caesarean section. There is evidence of increased risk of placenta accreta and percreta in subsequent pregnancies as well as decreased fertility; and significant resource implications. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of continuity of midwifery care have reported reduced caesareans and other interventions in labour, as well as increased maternal satisfaction, with no...

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2008-08-01

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Farrell Tanya / Lumley Judith / Davey Mary-Ann / Forster Della A / McLachlan Helen L / Oats Jeremy / Gold Lisa / Waldenström Ulla / Albers Leah / Biro Mary

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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/8/35

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Gynecology and obstetrics

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