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Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology Volume 16, 1995 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Labor Experience, Maternal Mood and Cortisol and Catecholamine Levels in Low-Risk Primiparous Women

K. Mahomed Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coronation/J. G. Strijdom Hospitals and University of the Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa
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A. M. Gulmezoĝlu Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coronation/J. G. Strijdom Hospitals and University of the Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa
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V. C. Nikodem Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coronation/J. G. Strijdom Hospitals and University of the Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa
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W.-L. Wolman Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coronation/J. G. Strijdom Hospitals and University of the Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa
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B. E. Chalmers Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coronation/J. G. Strijdom Hospitals and University of the Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa
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G. J. Hofmeyr Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coronation/J. G. Strijdom Hospitals and University of the Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa
Pages 181-186 | Received 12 Sep 1994, Accepted 20 Feb 1995, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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