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Section 8 - Fetal Complications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2025

Edited by
Peter F. Schnatz ,
D. Yvette LaCoursiere ,
Christopher M. Morosky ,
Jonathan Schaffir ,
Vanessa Torbenson  and
David Chelmow
Peter F. Schnatz
Affiliation:
The Reading Hospital, Pennsylvania
D. Yvette LaCoursiere
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
Christopher M. Morosky
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Jonathan Schaffir
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Vanessa Torbenson
Affiliation:
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
David Chelmow
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine
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Pregnancy Complications
A Case-Based Approach
 , pp. 229 - 244
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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