Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 491-504

  Landon, Mark B ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Repeat cesarean; Trial of labor; VBAC

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DYSTOCIA; HUMAN; INCISION; INSURANCE; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRIAL OF LABOR; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TRIAL OF LABOR; UTERINE RUPTURE; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 54149084179     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2008.07.004     Document Type: Review

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