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Abstract

Dystocia is the leading cause of caesarean section in nulliparas. In 1998, Gregory et al. reported that the main indication for performing a caesarean section is dystocia [1].

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    Andrea Tinelli

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Tinelli, A., Vinciguerra, M., Gustapane, S., Beck, R., Kosmas, I.P., Malvasi, A. (2021). Intrapartum Sonography and Clinical Risk Management. In: Malvasi, A. (eds) Intrapartum Ultrasonography for Labor Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57595-3_51

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