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INTRAPARTUM SONOGRAPHY: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF LABOUR

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2013

W A HASSAN  and
B TUTSCHEK
W A HASSAN*
Affiliation:
Fetal Medicine Department, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK.
B TUTSCHEK
Affiliation:
Center of Fetal Medicine and Gynecological Ultrasound, Basel, Switzerland. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
*
W A Hassan, Fetal Medicine Department, Rosie Hospital, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK. Email: wasshassan@doctors.org.uk
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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 2 - 17
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