Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 79-84 , August 2010

Women’s views of high risk pregnancy under threat of preterm birth

  • Ediri Tsekiri O’Brien

      Affiliations

    • The University of Manchester, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work, Room 4.330, Jean McFarlane Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 151 702 4107; fax: +44 151 702 4255.
    • On behalf of the OPPTIMUM collaborative group.
    • ,
  • Siobhan Quenby

      Affiliations

    • University of Warwick, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
    • On behalf of the OPPTIMUM collaborative group.
    • ,
  • Tina Lavender

      Affiliations

    • The University of Manchester, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work, Jean McFarlane Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
    • On behalf of the OPPTIMUM collaborative group.

Received 22 January 2010 ,Revised 16 April 2010 ,Accepted 6 May 2010.

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PII: S1877-5756(10)00023-6

doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2010.05.001

Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 79-84 , August 2010

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