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Editorial
. 2019 Oct;74(10):1219-1222.
doi: 10.1111/anae.14746. Epub 2019 Jul 25.

Intrapartum oxytocin: time to focus on longer term consequences?

D T Monks  1 , A Palanisamy  1
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Intrapartum oxytocin: time to focus on longer term consequences?

D T Monks et al. Anaesthesia. 2019 Oct.
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Keywords: labour and delivery; oxytocic drugs; oxytocin; postpartum depression; postpartum haemorrhage; uterine atony.

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