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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 32, 2019 - Issue 24
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Use of lubricant gel to shorten the second stage of labor during vaginal delivery

Carmen Imma Aquinoa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-6161
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Gabriele Sacconeb Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0078-2113
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Jacopo Troisia Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy; ;c Theoreo srl, Spin-Off Company of the University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2962-7379
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Fulvio Zullob Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4006-3287
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Maurizio Guidaa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7372-0680
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Vincenzo Berghellad Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 4166-4173 | Received 15 Mar 2018, Accepted 25 May 2018, Published online: 27 Jun 2018

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