Effects of underwater birth on the newborn

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  • Slobodan Sekulic Clinical Center of Vojvodina

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Slobodan Sekulic, Clinical Center of Vojvodina

MD, PhD. Attending Physician and Senior Associate Scientist, Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia.

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Sekulić SR, Lukac DD, Naumović NM. The fetus cannot exercise like an astronaut: gravity loading is necessary for the physiological development during second half of pregnancy. Med Hypotheses. 2005;64(2):221-8.

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Published

2014-06-06

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Sekulic S. Effects of underwater birth on the newborn. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2014 Jun. 6 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];132(3):191-2. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1208

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Vol. 132 No. 3 (2014)

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Letter to the Editor

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