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. 2021 Jan;303(1):1-2.
doi: 10.1007/s00404-020-05790-1.

The Laborist trend: its implications

Elliot M Levine  1 , Carlos M Fernandez  2 , Norman A Ginsberg  2
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The Laborist trend: its implications

Elliot M Levine et al. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Purpose: To offer obstetrical practitioners a current perspective about an important contemporary practice model which has implications that may not have been adequately recognized.

Methods: A description of individual past professional experience.

Results: A resultant perspective from decades of professional obstetric practice.

Conclusion: A description of potential clinical impact on patients and practitioners alike.

Keywords: Clinical practice guidelines; Obstetrics; Residency training.

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