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Obstetric fistula in low-resource countries: an under-valued and under-studied problem – systematic review of its incidence, prevalence, and association with stillbirth

BACKGROUND: Obstetric fistula (OF) is a serious consequence of prolonged, obstructed labor in settings where emergency obstetric care is limited, but there are few reliable, population-based estimates of the rate of OF. Stillbirth (SB) is another serious consequence of prolonged, obstructed labor, y...

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Autores principales: Cowgill, Karen D., Bishop, Jennifer, Norgaard, Amanda K., Rubens, Craig E., Gravett, Michael G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4550077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26306705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0592-2