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Rome wasn't built in a day: step-by-step improvement of obstetric care in the labor ward

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AOUI Verona, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

    Massimo Franchi, Francesca Parissone, Cecilia Lazzari & Ricciarda Raffaelli

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, “Filippo Del Ponte” Hospital, University of Insubria, Piazza Biroldi 1, 21100, Varese, Italy

    Simone Garzon, Antonio Simone Laganà, Antonella Cromi & Fabio Ghezzi

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All the authors conform the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria for authorship, contributed to the intellectual content of the letter and gave approval for the final version. MF, FG, RR, AC, FP, CL, SG and ASL contributed to the writing and editing of the letter.

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Franchi, M., Parissone, F., Lazzari, C. et al. Rome wasn't built in a day: step-by-step improvement of obstetric care in the labor ward. Arch Gynecol Obstet 301, 1591–1592 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-020-05487-5

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