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Physical exercise at term for enhancing the spontaneous onset of labor: a randomized clinical trial

Isabel Barros PereiraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lisbon, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rita SilvaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
,
Diogo Ayres-de-CamposDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
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Nuno ClodeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
Pages 775-779 | Received 24 Oct 2018, Accepted 16 Feb 2020, Published online: 29 Mar 2020

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