Committee Opinion No. 650: Physical Activity and Exercise During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Publication date

  2015-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001214PMID 26595585
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