NICU Use Up, Birth Weights Down in Babies of Mothers With HCV
Clinicians should be "aware that the infants of pregnant people with HCV may have a high rate of need for higher-level pediatric care."
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Clinicians should be "aware that the infants of pregnant people with HCV may have a high rate of need for higher-level pediatric care."
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