A Current Commentary on Breech Vaginal Deliveries: The Changing Landscape of Patient versus Physician Autonomy

Meghan G. Hill

doi:10.1055/s-0039-1692178

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · AJP Rep 2019; 09(02): e185-e189
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1692178

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A Current Commentary on Breech Vaginal Deliveries: The Changing Landscape of Patient versus Physician Autonomy

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Meghan G. Hill

¹Division of Maternal–Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

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