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Spitzer’s laws of neonatology—it’s about time someone took a critical look at this foolishness!

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Editor's note: On reading this issue's Special Feature, by Gou and Ryan, I remembered fondly my initial reaction to Spitzer's Laws when they first were published. I asked Dr Spitzer to provide a Commentary, which he gladly did—partially in the form of a tongue-in-cheek “review” and partially in the form of a history of the original article. Our intention in publishing these two articles is to give our audience some “lighter” neonatology history.

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Spitzer, A. Spitzer’s laws of neonatology—it’s about time someone took a critical look at this foolishness!. J Perinatol 33, 830 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2013.106

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