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Born into care: One thousand mothers in care proceedings in Wales: Maternal health, wellbeing, pregnancy and birth outcomes

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Born into care: One thousand mothers in care proceedings in Wales: Maternal health, wellbeing, pregnancy and birth outcomes. / Griffiths, Lucy Jane; Johnson, Rhodri D; Broadhurst, Karen et al.
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, 2020. 38 p.

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Harvard

Griffiths, LJ, Johnson, RD, Broadhurst, K, Cusworth, L, Bedston, S, Jones, K, Akbari, A, Lee, A, Alrouh, B, Doebler, S, John, A & Ford, D 2020, Born into care: One thousand mothers in care proceedings in Wales: Maternal health, wellbeing, pregnancy and birth outcomes. Nuffield Family Justice Observatory. <https://www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1000_mothers_report_english.pdf>

APA

Griffiths, L. J., Johnson, R. D., Broadhurst, K., Cusworth, L., Bedston, S., Jones, K., Akbari, A., Lee, A., Alrouh, B., Doebler, S., John, A., & Ford, D. (2020). Born into care: One thousand mothers in care proceedings in Wales: Maternal health, wellbeing, pregnancy and birth outcomes. Nuffield Family Justice Observatory. https://www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/1000_mothers_report_english.pdf

Vancouver

Griffiths LJ, Johnson RD, Broadhurst K, Cusworth L, Bedston S, Jones K et al. Born into care: One thousand mothers in care proceedings in Wales: Maternal health, wellbeing, pregnancy and birth outcomes. Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, 2020. 38 p.

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Griffiths, Lucy Jane ; Johnson, Rhodri D ; Broadhurst, Karen et al. / Born into care: One thousand mothers in care proceedings in Wales : Maternal health, wellbeing, pregnancy and birth outcomes. Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, 2020. 38 p.

Bibtex

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