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‘Just an extra pair of hands’? A qualitative study of obstetric service users’ and professionals’ views towards 24/7 consultant presence on a single UK tertiary maternity unit

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  • Holly E Reid Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, St. Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, UK Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Clinical Psychology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Anja Wittkowski Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Clinical Psychology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sarah Vause Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, St. Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, UK Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, St. Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Alexander E P Heazell Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, St. Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, UK Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, St. Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Miss Holly E Reid; holly.reid{at}postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
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Reid HE, Wittkowski A, Vause S, et al
‘Just an extra pair of hands’? A qualitative study of obstetric service users’ and professionals’ views towards 24/7 consultant presence on a single UK tertiary maternity unit
BMJ Open 2018;8:e019977. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019977

Publication history

  • Received October 6, 2017
  • Revised December 13, 2017
  • Accepted January 16, 2018
  • First published March 6, 2018.
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March 06, 2018
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