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Cesarean section in relation to self-esteem and parenting among new mothers in southwestern Nigeria

Olabisi Morebise Loto Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Abiodun O. Adewuya Department of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria
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Olusegun K. Ajenifuja Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Ernest O. Orji Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Emmanuel Olufemi Ayandiran Department of Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Alexander T. Owolabi Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Idowu Pius Ade-Ojo Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Pages 35-38 | Received 15 Jan 2009, Accepted 08 Aug 2009, Published online: 14 Oct 2009

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