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Original Article

Dystocia correlates with body mass index in both spontaneous and induced nulliparous labors

Jennifer Walsh;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Michael Foley;National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
&
Colm O'herlihy;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Pages 817-821 | Received 27 May 2010, Accepted 27 Sep 2010, Published online: 15 Dec 2010

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