Vaginal birth after cesarean: clinical risk factors associated with adverse outcome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 452.e1-452.e12

  Gregory, Kimberly D ^a   Korst, Lisa M ^b   Fridman, Moshe ^c   Shihady, Ida ^a   Broussard, Paula ^a   Fink, Arlene ^d   Burnes Bolton, Linda ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AMF Consulting   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

complications of vaginal birth after cesarean; pregnancy complications; risk factors for vaginal birth after cesarean; vaginal birth after cesarean

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 41549116483     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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