American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 3 , Pages 271.e1-271.e7 , September 2010

Complications of cesarean delivery in the massively obese parturient

Presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Chicago, IL, Feb. 2-6, 2010.

Received 2 March 2010 ,Revised 7 May 2010 ,Accepted 17 June 2010.

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 Cite this article as: Alanis MC, Villers MS, Law TL, et al. Complications of cesarean delivery in the massively obese parturient. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;203:271.e1-7.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.06.049

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 3 , Pages 271.e1-271.e7 , September 2010

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