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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
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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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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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  • maternal health
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