Once a pregnancy, always a cesarean? Rationale and feasibility of a randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 314-318

  Ecker, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Elective cesarean delivery; Randomized controlled trial; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; BIRTH INJURY; BLEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PELVIS INJURY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 1342281760     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(03)00869-X     Document Type: Article

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