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Research Article

Is caesarean section as safe as we think it is? A report of a near miss

USHA KIRAN Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Anaesthetics University Hospital of Wales Cardiff UK
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M GARRY Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Anaesthetics University Hospital of Wales Cardiff UK
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D PEYRASSE Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Anaesthetics University Hospital of Wales Cardiff UK
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RE COLLIS Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Anaesthetics University Hospital of Wales Cardiff UK
Pages 574-575 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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  • Wagner M. (2000) Choosing caesarean section. Lancet, 356, 1677 — 1680.

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