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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 4 (2017), Article ID 4:IJNCP-254, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/254
Original Article
Study of the Midwifery Care in 6 Obstetrical Facilities in Okinawa-Self- Completed Retrospective Questionnaires for One Month Postpartum Women

Yoko Tamashiro1, Fujiko Omine1, Yumiko Endoh1*, Tsugiko Gima1, Chikako Maeshiro1, Noriko Toyama2, Rika Takemoto2, Tomomi Takayama2 and Miki Hirata2

1Department of Health Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-cho, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa, Japan
2Graduate School of Health Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara-cho, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa, Japan
Dr. Yumiko Endoh, Department of Health Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara-cho, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa, Japan, Tel: 098-895-1269; E-mail: eyumi@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp
08 August 2017; 07 October 2017; 09 October 2017
Tamashiro Y, Omine F, Endoh Y, Gima T, Maeshiro C, et al. (2017) Study of the Midwifery Care in 6 Obstetrical Facilities in Okinawa-Self-Completed Retrospective Questionnaires for One Month Postpartum Women. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 4: 254. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/254

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