European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 156-159 , October 2009

Indications and results of labour induction in nulliparous women: An interview among obstetricians, residents and clinical midwives

Received 28 November 2008 ,Revised 28 April 2009 ,Accepted 8 June 2009.

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☆ Dutch obstetricians, residents, and clinical midwives in hospitals in the cities of Heerlen, Maastricht, Sittard, Venlo, and Veldhoven were interviewed.

PII: S0301-2115(09)00406-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.06.005

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 156-159 , October 2009

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