International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 273-277 , July 2010

Breastfeeding success rate after vaginal delivery can be high despite the use of epidural fentanyl: an observational cohort study

,Accepted 9 February 2010.

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PII: S0959-289X(10)00018-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2010.02.001

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 273-277 , July 2010

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