American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 3 , Pages 209.e1-209.e6 , September 2010

Reproductive outcomes in subsequent pregnancies after a pregnancy complicated by open maternal-fetal surgery (1996–2007)

Received 23 November 2009 ,Revised 20 January 2010 ,Accepted 18 March 2010.

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 Cite this article as: Wilson RD, Lemerand K, Johnson MP, et al. Reproductive outcomes in subsequent pregnancies after a pregnancy complicated by open maternal-fetal surgery (1996–2007). Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;203:209.e1-6.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.03.029

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 3 , Pages 209.e1-209.e6 , September 2010

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