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Comment
. 2013 Nov;132(5):924-6.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-2596. Epub 2013 Oct 21.

Policy statement on planned home birth: upholding the best interests of children and families

Kristi L Watterberg  1 ; Committee on Fetus and Newborn
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Policy statement on planned home birth: upholding the best interests of children and families

Kristi L Watterberg et al. Pediatrics. 2013 Nov.
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Keywords: home birth; midwife; newborn infant; pediatric ethics.

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