Vaginal birth after caesarean delivery: Does maternal age affect safety and success?

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-120

  Srinivas, Sindhu K ^a,d   Stamilio, David M ^a   Sammel, Mary D ^b   Stevens, Erika J ^a   Peipert, Jeffrey F ^c   Odibo, Anthony O ^a   Macones, George A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal age; Previous caesarean section; Trial of labour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 33846959471     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2007.00794.x     Document Type: Article

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