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Research Article

Postpartum fetal head circumference and its influence on labour duration in nullipara

MM KENNELLY Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Regional Maternity Hospital Limerick Ireland
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R ANJUM Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Regional Maternity Hospital Limerick Ireland
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S LYONS Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Regional Maternity Hospital Limerick Ireland
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G BURKE Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Regional Maternity Hospital Limerick Ireland
Pages 496-499 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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