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Original Article

Meconium-stained amniotic fluid – risk factors and immediate perinatal outcomes among SGA infants

Gali ParienteDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, Correspondence[email protected]
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C. PelesDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel,
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Zvi H. PerriDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Services Evaluation, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel,
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Yael BaumfeldDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, ;Faculty of Health Sciences, Clinical Reaserh Center, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, and
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Salvatore Andrea MastroliaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Bari, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Arie KoifmanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel,
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Adi Y. WeintraubDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel,
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Reli HershkovitzDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel,
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Pages 1064-1067 | Received 23 May 2014, Accepted 04 Jul 2014, Published online: 30 Jul 2014

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