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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 32, 2019 - Issue 14
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Original Article

Measurement of the fetal occiput-spine angle during the first stage of labor as predictor of the progress and outcome of labor

Ahmed M. MagedDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ehab M. SolimanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Ali A. AbdellatifDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Mohamed NabilDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Omar I. SaidDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Mohamed N. MohesenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology BeniSuef University, BeniSuef, Egypt;
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Ayman N. RaslanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Sahar M. Y. ElbaradieDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt
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Pages 2332-2337 | Received 16 Nov 2017, Accepted 23 Jan 2018, Published online: 07 Mar 2018

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