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When the levee breaks: thresholds of hypoxic-ischemic injury and related costs (Reply to Letter-to-the-Editor)
Mikko Tarvonen1, Vedran Stefanovic1, Sture Andersson2
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki, and Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
|December 31, 2025
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