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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 33, 2020 - Issue 8
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Maternal car driving capacity after birth: a pilot prospective study randomizing postnatal women to early verses late driving in a driving simulator

Margaret E. HarphamDepartment of Obstetrics, Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, NSW, Australia; ;Menzies Centre for Health Policy, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Natasha NassarMenzies Centre for Health Policy, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; ;Children’s Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, NSW, Australia; View further author information
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Stefanie LeungDiscipline of Addiction Medicine, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; ;Drug and Alcohol Services, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, NSW, AustraliaView further author information
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Anne LainchburyDepartment of Obstetrics, Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, NSW, Australia; View further author information
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Antonia W. ShandDepartment of Obstetrics, Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, NSW, Australia; ;Menzies Centre for Health Policy, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4200-9295View further author information
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Pages 1385-1392 | Received 25 Apr 2018, Accepted 31 Aug 2018, Published online: 25 Sep 2018

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