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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 34, 2021 - Issue 10
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Morbidity and cost burden of prenatal myelomeningocele repair

Stefanie Riddlea Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA;b Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Robert Huddlea Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Foong-Yen Limc Cincinnati Fetal Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA;d Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Charles Stevensone Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Kristin Deana Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Karen Sparlinga Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Matthew Fenchelf Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology,Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Kurt Schiblera Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA;b Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Pages 1651-1657 | Received 08 Feb 2019, Accepted 16 Jul 2019, Published online: 25 Jul 2019

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