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Phyllis Carolyn Leppert

Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Box 3084 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
329 Baker House, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Book sections


The effect of pregnancy on adolescent growth and development

Book section · January 14, 2014 Adolescent pregnancy represents a triple developmental crisis to young women, that of adolescence, pregnancy, and establishing a relationship with a member of the opposite sex. Physiologically the adjustments of pregnancy are superimposed on those of pubes ... Full text Cite

Matrix biology and preterm birth

Book section · January 1, 2007 The current understanding of the dynamic interaction of cells and ECM, including the role that the ECM plays in cellular metabolism, has greatly altered our appreciation of the physiology of the cervix and the fetal membranes. Several decades ago it was ac ... Full text Cite