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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 31, 2018 - Issue 17
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Original Article

Passive descent in the second stage: evaluation of variation in practice patterns*

Carol MorcosDepartment of OB/GYN, The Corvallis Clinic, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Corvallis, OR, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Aaron B. CaugheyDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
Pages 2271-2275 | Received 19 Mar 2017, Accepted 06 Jun 2017, Published online: 28 Jun 2017

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