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An achieved live birth following five-time serial stillbirth by serious Rh alloimmunization

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China

    Minmin Hou & Aiyun Xing

  2. Department of Ultrasound, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China

    Hong Luo

  3. Department of Transfusion, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China

    Jian Chen

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Hou, M., Xing, A., Luo, H. et al. An achieved live birth following five-time serial stillbirth by serious Rh alloimmunization. Arch Gynecol Obstet 287, 1049–1052 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-012-2612-z

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