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Do female elite athletes experience more complicated childbirth than non-athletes? A case–control study

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  • Thorgerdur Sigurdardottir Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Thora Steingrimsdottir Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Reynir Tomas Geirsson Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Thorhallur Ingi Halldorsson Faculty of Food Sciences and Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Thor Aspelund Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Kari Bø Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sports Sciences, Oslo, Norway Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Thorgerdur Sigurdardottir, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavík 101, Iceland; th.sigurdardottir{at}gmail.com
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Sigurdardottir T, Steingrimsdottir T, Geirsson RT, et al
Do female elite athletes experience more complicated childbirth than non-athletes? A case–control study
British Journal of Sports Medicine 2019;53:354-358.

Publication history

  • Accepted August 23, 2018
  • First published September 18, 2018.
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October 11, 2022

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