'Classical' caesarean section at or near term in the morbidly obese obstetric patient

S. C. Nicholson Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

A. D. G. Brown Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

H. M. MacPherson Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

W. A. Liston Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

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