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Teresa C Logue et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2022.

. 2022 Apr 1;139(4):695.

doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004743.

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University, New York, New York.

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Financial Disclosure The authors did not report any potential conflicts of interest.

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