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Comparison of obstetric outcomes between on-call and patients' own obstetricians

The authors noted a small but significant increase (11.4 percent vs. 11.9 percent) in the rate of Caesarean deliveries when women are cared for by an on-call obstetrician rather than their regular-care obstetrician.

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