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Shapovalova O.A.

Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2, Perinatal Center, Krasnodar, Russia

Akhidzhak A.N.

Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2, Perinatal Center, Krasnodar, Russia

Zolotova T.B.

Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2, Perinatal Center, Krasnodar, Russia

Shovgenova B.M.

Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2, Perinatal Center, Krasnodar, Russia

Gaifullina M.E.

Regional Clinical Hospital No. 2, Perinatal Center, Krasnodar, Russia

Ultrasound navigation in labor: What we have today. The experience of international and russian colleagues

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Shapovalova O.A., Akhidzhak A.N., Zolotova T.B., Shovgenova B.M., Gaifullina M.E.

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Shapovalova OA, Akhidzhak AN, Zolotova TB, Shovgenova BM, Gaifullina ME. Ultrasound navigation in labor: What we have today. The experience of international and russian colleagues. Russian Bulletin of Obstetrician-Gynecologist. 2026;26(2):84‑90. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/rosakush20262602184

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