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Effect of Labor Epidural Anesthesia on Breast-feeding of Healthy Full-term Newborns Delivered Vaginally

Dennis J. Baumgarder, Patricia Muehl, Mary Fischer and Bridget Pribbenow
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice January 2003, 16 (1) 7-13; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.16.1.7
Dennis J. Baumgarder
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Patricia Muehl
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Mary Fischer
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Jan 2003, 16 (1) 7-13; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.16.1.7
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