Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 150-157 , June 2006

Intrapartum fetal emergencies

  • Andrew Carlin

      Affiliations

    • Feto-Maternal Medicine, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
    • ,
  • Zarko Alfirevic

      Affiliations

    • Feto-Maternal Medicine, School of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L22 7RH, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 151 702 4101.

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doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2006.01.003

Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 150-157 , June 2006

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