Does a maximum dose of oxytocin affect risk for uterine rupture in candidates for vaginal birth after cesarean delivery?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 495.e1-495.e5

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

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

oxytocin; risk; uterine rupture; vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC)

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS RUPTURE;

EID: 35548981325     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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