Can uterine rupture in patients attempting vaginal birth after cesarean delivery be predicted?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1148-1152

  Macones, George A ^a,b   Cahill, Alison G ^a   Stamilio, David M ^a   Odibo, Anthony ^a,b   Peipert, Jeffrey ^a   Stevens, Erika J ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Uterine rupture; VBAC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE RUPTURE; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 33748760631     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.06.042     Document Type: Article

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