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Consent and episiotomies: do not let the perfect be the enemy of the good
- Correspondence to Dr Elselijn Kingma, Philosophy, King's College London, London, UK; elselijn.kingma{at}kcl.ac.uk
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Consent and episiotomies: do not let the perfect be the enemy of the good
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- Received June 26, 2023
- Accepted June 26, 2023
- First published August 30, 2023.
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September 25, 2023
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