Impact of labor at prior cesarean on lower uterine segment thickness in subsequent pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 563.e1-563.e7

  Jastrow, Nicole ^a   Gauthier, Robert J ^a   Gagnon, Geneviève ^b   Leroux, Nathalie ^a   Beaudoin, Francois ^a   Bujold, Emmanuel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b Université Laval   (Canada)

Author keywords

lower uterine segment; pregnancy; ultrasound; uterine rupture; vaginal birth after cesarean

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE; LOWER UTERINE SEGMENT THICKNESS; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS RUPTURE;

EID: 77952879599     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.894     Document Type: Article

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