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Original Article

Labor support: an overlooked maternal health need in Enugu, south-eastern Nigeria

Cyril C. DimCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Arthur C. IkemeDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Nigeria
,
Hyginus U. EzegwuiDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Nigeria
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Uchenna I. NwaghaDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Nigeria
Pages 471-474 | Received 28 Jul 2009, Accepted 31 May 2010, Published online: 09 Jul 2010

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