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Risk of stillbirth and newborn death before 28 days was almost halved in “overdue” pregnancies lasting beyond 41 weeks, in nationwide Swedish study offering active management and induction of labor

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Risk of stillbirth and newborn death before 28 days was almost halved in “overdue” pregnancies lasting beyond 41 weeks, in nationwide Swedish study offering active management and induction of labor

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Risk of stillbirth and newborn death before 28 days was almost halved in “overdue” pregnancies lasting beyond 41 weeks, in nationwide Swedish study offering active management and induction of labor

 

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Article title: Maternal and perinatal outcomes after implementation of a more active management in late- and postterm pregnancies in Sweden: A population-based cohort study

Author countries: Sweden

Funding: see manuscript

Journal

PLOS Medicine

DOI

10.1371/journal.pmed.1004504

Method of Research

Observational study

Subject of Research

People

COI Statement

Competing interests: see manuscript

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