Rethinking "Obstetric violence": a misnomer indeed.

Am J Obstet Gynecol

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY. Electronic address:

Published: July 2024

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