Short-Term Neonatal Outcomes in Diamniotic Twin Pregnancies Delivered after 32 Weeks and Indications of Late Preterm Deliveries
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1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 3Department of Preventive Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia 5Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 6Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Waverly Women’s Health Care, Columbia, South Carolina
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