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The caring function of the traditional extended family is increasingly being passed on to the maternity services. The midwife needs to re-examine the provision and nature of the care she/he delivers. The experience of the Oxford group in extending the parameters of postnatal care has shown that debriefing after childbirth not only enhances the quality of postnatal care to women and their families, but provides an avenue for effective risk management.
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