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Original Article

Ethnic Turkish fathers in birth support roles in a Berlin labour and delivery room – motives, preparation and incidence in a 10-year comparison

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Pages 5-10 | Received 29 May 2008, Accepted 01 Nov 2008, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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