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Appraising the quality of qualitative research 2005 2026 2012 2019 847
  1. Appraising the quality of qualitative research (2005)
    Denis Walsh, Soo Downe Midwifery
  2. Discrimination against childbearing Romani women in maternity care in Europe: a mixed-methods systematic review (2017)
    Helen Watson, Soo Downe Reproductive Health
  3. Meta‐synthesis method for qualitative research: a literature review (2005)
    Denis Walsh, Soo Downe Journal of Advanced Nursing
  4. Midwifery and quality care: findings from a new evidence-informed framework for maternal and newborn care (2014)
    Mary J. Renfrew, Alison McFadden et al. The Lancet

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Provision and uptake of routine antenatal services: a qualitative evidence synthesis
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‘She would help me from the heart’: An ethnography of Egyptian women in labour
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Expert intrapartum maternity care: a meta‐synthesis
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Improvement of maternal and newborn health through midwifery
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The relationship between antenatal care and preterm birth: the importance of content of care
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Why Do Women Not Use Antenatal Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies
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Interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections in healthy women and babies
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Alternative versus conventional institutional settings for birth
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Outcomes of Free‐Standing, Midwife‐Led Birth Centers: A Structured Review
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