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The well baby certificate for puerperal sterilization — A critical appraisal

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From August 2004 to July 2005 at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, Tamilnadu, the process of issuing well baby certificate to 1668 babies of 1658 mothers electing to undergo puerperal sterilization within a week of delivery was analyzed. 1553 babies (93.1%) were issued well baby certificates. Certificates were deferred in 88 babies (5.3%) and it was refused in 27 (1.6%). Reasons are analyzed and discussed.

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  1. Neonatal Division, Department of Pediatrics, Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, Coimbatore, 641 018, TN, India

    G. Karthikeyan & T. L. Ratnakumari

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Karthikeyan, G., Ratnakumari, T.L. The well baby certificate for puerperal sterilization — A critical appraisal. Indian Pediatr 50, 151–152 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-013-0031-2

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