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Women with learning disabilities: the midwife’s role

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Midwifery Practice: Core Topics 1

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The Disabled Persons Act 1986, the Children Act 1989 and the National Health Service and Care in the Community Act 1990 place a responsibility on statutory providers to deliver services that reflect the rights, interests and needs of service users represented by themselves or by people advocating on their behalf (Gosling 1992).

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Minns, H.R. (1996). Women with learning disabilities: the midwife’s role. In: Alexander, J., Levy, V., Roch, S. (eds) Midwifery Practice: Core Topics 1. Midwifery Practice. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14112-8_7

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