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Approaches to limit intervention during labor and birth.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2019/02/approaches-to-limit-intervention-during-labor-and-birthOpens a new window[Accessed November 2023]

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Intrapartum management of intraamniotic infection.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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Management of normal labor.

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Cleveland Clinic.

Bishop score.https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/24252-bishop-scoreOpens a new window[Accessed November 2023]

Feltovich H. 2017.

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