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Chapter 11 - Fetal Compromise

Diagnosis and Management

from Section 3 - Intrapartum Emergencies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2021

By
Anna Gracia Perez-Bonfils  and
Edwin Chandraharan
Edited by
Edwin Chandraharan  and
Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
Edwin Chandraharan
Affiliation:
St George's University of London
Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
Affiliation:
St George's University of London
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Obstetric and Intrapartum Emergencies
A Practical Guide to Management
 , pp. 76 - 85
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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