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Care in normal birth: a practical guide
Published by the World Health Organisation, Geneva 1995
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Protocol for natural assistance in a normal birth (*in Catalan)
Protocol per a l'assistència natural al part normal
Generalitat de Catalunya, May, 2007
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Protocol for birth and postnatal care and for the care of newborns (*in Spanish)
(Protocolo de asistencia al parto y al puerperio y de atención al recien nacido)
Generalitat de Catalunya, August 2003
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The Barcelona agreement on the rights of mothers and newborn infants (*in Catalan)
Compiled by the World Association of Perinatal Medicine (WAPM)
5th World Congress of Perinatal Medicine, Barcelona, 23-27 September 2001
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Recommendations for the organisation of an obstetrics and gynecology service (*in Spanish)
(Recomendaciones para la organización de un servicio de obstetría y ginecología)
By the Spanish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SEGO), 2005
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Recommendations for care in birth (*in Spanish)
(Recomendaciones sobre la asistencia al parto)
By the Spanish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SEGO), 2007
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