Midwifery volume contents 1998

midwifery Editor-in-Chief Ann M. Thomson, Visiting, University

(M anchester) School of Nursing, MTD III Building, Oxford Road, Manchester

BA, MSc, RGN, RM, of Manchester, Coupland

Midwifery & Health Ml3 9PT, UK

Book Review Editor Margaret

Lynch,

International Joan

9 Wingate

Didsbury,

Manchester

M21

8RT,

UK

News Editor

Walker,

1 Birdhall

Editorial

Drive,

Avenue,

Reading,

Berkshire

RG2

7JT, UK

Assistant

Pat Dooley, School of Nursing, Midwifery Building, Oxford Road, Manchester Ml3

& Health Visiting, University of Manchester, 9PT, UK. E-mail: [email protected]

Editorial

International

Committee

Debra

Bick

(Birmingham,

Chloe

Fisher

(Oxford,

Josephine Margaret Tricia

Green Lynch

(Leeds, UK) (Manchester,

UK)

Murphy-Black

(Edinburgh, Mary Renfrew Valerie Joan

UK) UK)

UK) (Leeds,

Tickner Walker

UK)

(Woking, (Reading,

UK)

This journal

has the support

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Editor:

Managing Journals Advertising

Editor: Manager: Sales

UK)

Advisory

Confederation

S. M. Macintyre (UK) H. McHaffle (UK) G. D. Maclean (UK) Y. Matsumoto (Japan) S. Murray (UK) C. Nikodem (South Afi-ica) C. Ratisai (Zimbabwe) J. Roberts (USA) S. Robinson (UK) L. L. de Silva (Chile) J. Thompson (USA) S. M. Tuck (UK) A. Williams (UK) A. F. Williams (UK)

of Midwives

and includes

Barbara McAviney Inta 0201s Susan Young Executive:

David Dunnachie

CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE

EDINBURGH

LONDON

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