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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 35, 2022 - Issue 25
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Relationship between maternal age and labor induction duration and outcomes in nulliparous women

Elizabeth Nicole Teala Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0786-4605View further author information
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Stephanie L. Gawb Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USAView further author information
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Phinnara Hasc Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USAView further author information
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Adam K. Lewkowitzc Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 6973-6980 | Received 28 May 2020, Accepted 18 May 2021, Published online: 08 Jun 2021

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