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. 2016 Dec;128(6):1447-1448.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001792.

Obstetric Forceps: A Species on the Brink of Extinction andForceps, Simulation, and Social Media andSimulation Training for Forceps-Assisted Vaginal Delivery and Rates of Maternal Perineal Trauma

Hans Peter Dietz  1
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Obstetric Forceps: A Species on the Brink of Extinction andForceps, Simulation, and Social Media andSimulation Training for Forceps-Assisted Vaginal Delivery and Rates of Maternal Perineal Trauma

Hans Peter Dietz. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Dec.
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    Deering S. Deering S. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Dec;128(6):1448-1449. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001793. Obstet Gynecol. 2016. PMID: 27875463 No abstract available.
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    Gossett DR, Gilchrist-Scott D, Wayne DB, Gerber SE. Gossett DR, et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Dec;128(6):1449. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001794. Obstet Gynecol. 2016. PMID: 27875464 No abstract available.

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