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The Netherlands as an obstetric experiment

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One of the most intriguing questions concealed in the title of this symposium is: what are normal women?

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J. Clinch T. Matthews

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Kloosterman, G.J. (1985). The Netherlands as an obstetric experiment. In: Clinch, J., Matthews, T. (eds) Perinatal Medicine. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4918-8_9

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