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Inviting Newton to Visit the Delivery Room. The Role of Gravity During Childbirth

Michael Stark1 The New European Surgical Academy, Berlin, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ospan Mynbaev1 The New European Surgical Academy, Berlin, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9309-1938View further author information
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Antonio Malvasi1 The New European Surgical Academy, Berlin, Germany;2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Maria Hospital G.V.M. Care & Research, Bari, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6940-7608View further author information
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Andrea Tinelli1 The New European Surgical Academy, Berlin, Germany;3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and CERICSAL (CEntro di RIcerca Clinico SALentino), Veris delli Ponti Hospital, Scorrano, Lecce, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8426-8490View further author information
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Pages 1059-1061 | Received 03 Mar 2023, Accepted 11 Jul 2023, Published online: 14 Jul 2023

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