The role of maternal body mass index in outcomes of vaginal births after cesarean

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1517-1521

  Bujold, Emmanuel ^a   Hammoud, Ahmad ^a   Schild, Christiane ^b   Krapp, Martin ^b   Baumann, Peter ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Vaginal birth after prior cesarean

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; UTERUS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 25844465699     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.03.041     Document Type: Article

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