Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 288-295 , October 2006

Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity After Elective Cesarean Delivery Versus Routine Expectant Management: A Decision Analysis

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 Drs. Signore, Hemachandra, and Klebanoff are supported by intramural funds of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health.

PII: S0146-0005(06)00101-7

doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2006.07.010

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 288-295 , October 2006

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