Obesity and normal birth: A qualitative study of clinician's management of obese pregnant women duri...
Obesity and normal birth: A qualitative study of clinician's management of obese pregnant women during labour
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Currently one-fifth of women in the UK are obese. Obese, pregnant woman are at an increased risk of experiencing complications of labour and serious morbidity. However, they are also more likely to undergo medical interventions such as induction of labour and caesarean section which in themselves confer additional health risks for obese women such...
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Obesity and normal birth: A qualitative study of clinician's management of obese pregnant women during labour
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1471-2393
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1471-2393
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10.1186/s12884-015-0673-2
