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The Fourth Trimester: Embracing the Chaos of the Postpartum Period

Tabitha M. Quebedeaux and Stacey Holman
Ochsner Journal June 2024, 24 (2) 93-95; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.24.5043
Tabitha M. Quebedeaux
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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Stacey Holman
2General Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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