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Memory of childbirth in the second year: The long-term effect of a negative birth experience and its modulation by the perceived intranatal relationship with caregivers

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Pages 211-224 | Received 03 Dec 2005, Accepted 16 May 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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