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Cervical dilatation and grade of doctor affects the interval between decision and result of fetal scalp blood sampling in labour

Stephanie RimmerMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, ;St. Mary's Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK, and
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Stephen A RobertsCentre for Biostatistics, Institute of Population Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Alexander E. P. HeazellMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, ;St. Mary's Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK, and Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 2671-2674 | Received 16 Jul 2015, Accepted 20 Sep 2015, Published online: 20 Oct 2015

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