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Does late second-trimester cervical length predict unscheduled preterm birth in asymptomatic triplet pregnancies?

Naila Ramjia Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sahar H. Abdulghanib Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Tinghua Zhangc Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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Felipe M. Morettia Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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Karen M. Fung-Kee-Funga Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
Pages 4597-4606 | Received 20 Jan 2020, Accepted 24 Nov 2020, Published online: 08 Dec 2020

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