Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Period

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Author:	Bets Davis, MFA Kathe Gallagher, MSW	Last Updated: December 5, 2007
Medical Review:	Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
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