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Delivery outcomes in women with morbid obesity, where induction of labour was planned to prevent post-term complications

J. D. Kammiesa Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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L. De Waarda Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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C. J. B. Mullerb Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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D. R. Halla Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Pages 3450-3455 | Published online: 04 Oct 2022

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