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. 2023 Oct:261:113338.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.12.040. Epub 2023 Jan 30.

Potential Implications of Emerging Nontraditional Childbirth Practices On Neonatal Health

Tonia Branche  1 , Nicole Pouppirt  2 , LaTasha D Nelson  3 , Janine Y Khan  2
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Potential Implications of Emerging Nontraditional Childbirth Practices On Neonatal Health

Tonia Branche et al. J Pediatr. 2023 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: home birth; lotus birth; out-of-hospital birth; placental encapsulation; placentophagy; public health; umbilical nonseverance; vaginal seeding; water birth; water immersion.

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