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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Volume 80, 2001 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Warm tub bathing during labor: maternal and neonatal effects

Gun Ohlsson Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Hospital, KarlskronaFrom the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Hospital, Karlskrona
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Per Buchhave Central Hospital, OstersundCentral Hospital, Ostersund
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Ulf Leandersson University Hospital, Lund, SwedenUniversity Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Lennart Nordstruml;m Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Hospital, KarlskronaFrom the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Hospital, Karlskrona
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Hakan Rydhstruml;m Central Hospital, OstersundCentral Hospital, Ostersund
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Ingrid Sjuml;lin University Hospital, Lund, SwedenUniversity Hospital, Lund, Sweden
Page 311 | Received 10 Jan 2000, Accepted 23 Sep 2000, Published online: 09 Sep 2009

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