Many women want to see the same one or two midwives throughout, and want to chose where they give birth. And when the time comes, they want a vaginal birth, with less intervention.
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Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, University of Hertfordshire
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Associate Professor, Midwifery Education Program, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Senior Research Fellow in Maternal and Reproductive Health, University of Hull
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Professor of Midwifery and Dean in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Southern Cross University
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Research Associate in the Department of Economics, University of York
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Dean of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University
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National Institute for Health Research Fellow, University of Hull
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Adjunct professor, Southern Cross University
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Midwifery Program Director, University of South Australia
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer of Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Clinical Academic Obstetrician, UNSW Sydney
