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Longitudinal trends in fertility in women of advanced maternal age in the United States and Sweden from 1935–2018 and comparison to maternal mortality ratios

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Pages 1219-1227 | Received 12 Dec 2021, Accepted 21 Jul 2022, Published online: 20 Feb 2023

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