Maternal and neonatal morbidity after elective repeat Cesarean delivery versus a trial of labor after previous Cesarean delivery in a community teaching hospital

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-246

  Loebel, G ^a   Zelop, C M ^b,d   Egan, J F X ^a   Wax, J ^c  

^a SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Trial of labor after previous cesarean delivery; Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABOR; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRANSFUSION; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; TRIAL OF LABOR;

EID: 2542453033     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050410001668653     Document Type: Article

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