Prior cesarean section-An acceptable risk for vaginal delivery at free-standing midwife-led birth centers? Results of the analysis of vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) in German birth centers

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-110

  David, Matthias ^a   Gross, Mechthild M ^c   Wiemer, Anke ^b   Pachaly, Jürgen ^a   Vetter, Klaus ^d  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b QUAG eV Gesellschaft für Qualität in der außerklinischen Geburtshilfe eV   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d VIVANTES KLINIKUM NEUKÖLLN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birth center; Out of hospital births; Perinatal audit; Quality of care; Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; MIDWIFE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 59449103758     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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