Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery: Views from the Private Practitioner

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 345-350

  Wells, C Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Private obstetrical provider; Private practice obstetrician; Survey; Trial of labor after cesarean section; Vaginal birth after cesarean section

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REVIEW; TRIAL OF LABOR; UNITED STATES; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; TRIAL OF LABOR; UTERINE RUPTURE; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 77956997561     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2010.05.008     Document Type: Review

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