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Work and family: pregnancy loss

Experiences of Australian women on returning to work after miscarriage

Melanie Keepa Sydney School of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Samantha Payneb Pink Elephants Support Network, Botany, AustraliaView further author information
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Jane Ellen Carlandc Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia;d Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;e St Vincent’s Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1456-876XView further author information
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Pages 258-267 | Received 05 Apr 2021, Accepted 08 Oct 2021, Published online: 21 Oct 2021

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