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Research Article

Factors associated with a prolonged second state of labour--a case-controlled study of 364 nulliparous labours

M. P. O'Connell Coombe Women's Hospital Dolphin's Barn Dublin
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J. Hussain Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University of Hull Hull Maternity Hospital Hull UK
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F. A. Maclennan Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University of Hull Hull Maternity Hospital Hull UK
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S. W. Lindow Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University of Hull Hull Maternity Hospital Hull UK
Pages 255-257 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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