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Original Article

Reduction in caesarean delivery with fetal heart rate monitoring and intermittent pulse oximetry after induction of labour with misoprostol

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Pages 445-451 | Received 10 Jun 2008, Accepted 10 Nov 2008, Published online: 21 Jul 2009

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