Safety and efficacy of external cephalic version for women with a previous cesarean delivery

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-114

  Sela, Hen Y ^a   Fiegenberg, Tomer ^a   Ben Meir, Assaf ^a   Elchalal, Uriel ^a   Ezra, Yossef ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Breech presentation; Cesarean section; External cephalic version; Vaginal birth after cesarean

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREECH EXTRACTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; LABOR; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 59249083433     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.08.012     Document Type: Article

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