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Comment
. 2021 Feb 1;137(2):376.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004267.

ACOG Committee Opinion No. 804: Physical Activity and Exercise During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

Patrícia Mota  1   2 , Kari Bø  3
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ACOG Committee Opinion No. 804: Physical Activity and Exercise During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

Patrícia Mota et al. Obstet Gynecol. .
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    Birsner ML, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Zahn CM. Birsner ML, et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Feb 1;137(2):376-377. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004268. Obstet Gynecol. 2021. PMID: 33481515 No abstract available.

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