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Fatal neonatal spinal cord injury during shoulder dystocia

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Habek, D. Fatal neonatal spinal cord injury during shoulder dystocia. Childs Nerv Syst 38, 5–6 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-021-05387-2

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