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Content and timing of the 6–8 week maternal postnatal check: a mixed-methods study

Clare Macdonald, Fiona Cross-Sudworth, Laura Quinn, Christine MacArthur, Debra Bick, Ellie Jones and Beck Taylor
BJGP Open 8 April 2025; BJGPO.2024.0229. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0229
Clare Macdonald
1Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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BJGPO.2024.0229
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0229
PubMed 
39353734

Published By 
Royal College of General Practitioners
History 
  • Received September 22, 2024
  • Accepted September 25, 2024
  • Published online April 8, 2025.

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  1. Clare Macdonald1,*,
  2. Fiona Cross-Sudworth2,
  3. Laura Quinn1,
  4. Christine MacArthur1,
  5. Debra Bick3,
  6. Ellie Jones1 and
  7. Beck Taylor2
  1. 1Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
  2. 2Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
  3. 3Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
  1. ↵*For correspondence:
    Clare Macdonald, ccm011{at}student.bham.ac.uk
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Content and timing of the 6–8 week maternal postnatal check: a mixed-methods study
Clare Macdonald, Fiona Cross-Sudworth, Laura Quinn, Christine MacArthur, Debra Bick, Ellie Jones, Beck Taylor
BJGP Open 8 April 2025; BJGPO.2024.0229. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0229

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Clare Macdonald, Fiona Cross-Sudworth, Laura Quinn, Christine MacArthur, Debra Bick, Ellie Jones, Beck Taylor
BJGP Open 8 April 2025; BJGPO.2024.0229. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0229
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