Epidurals do not increase the incidence of cesarean delivery

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. 2002 Sep;51(9):786.

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Sonja Harris-Haywood et al. J Fam Pract. 2002 Sep.

. 2002 Sep;51(9):786.

¹ Dept of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. uncwpn@med.unc.edu

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