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Research Articles

Vaginal birth after cesarean or recurrent elective cesarean section: What are the decision making processes of pregnant women in Turkey? A phenomenological study

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Pages 1500-1520 | Received 18 Nov 2021, Accepted 22 Apr 2022, Published online: 17 Jun 2022

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