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Optimal closure of the uterus during cesarean section: beyond the two layers

  • Caroline Gagnon , Catherine Bergeron , Sarah Maheux-Lacroix and Emmanuel Bujold ORCID logo EMAIL logo

Corresponding author: Emmanuel Bujold, MD, MSc, F.R.C.S.C, Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada; and Research Center of CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, Phone: 418 525 4456, E-mail:

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  1. Research ethics: Not applicable.

  2. Informed consent: Not applicable.

  3. Author contributions: The authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  4. Competing interests: The authors state no conflict of interest.

  5. Research funding: Prof. Maheux-Lacroix and Prof. Bujold hold research salary support from the Fonds de la Recherche du Québec-Santé.

  6. Data availability: Not applicable.

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Received: 2024-01-07
Accepted: 2024-01-15
Published Online: 2024-01-25
Published in Print: 2024-05-27

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