Nonclinical Factors Affecting Women's Access to Trial of Labor After Cesarean Delivery

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-216

  Korst, Lisa M ^a,b   Gregory, Kimberly D ^c,d,e   Fridman, Moshe ^f   Phelan, Jeffrey P ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Childbirth Research Associates LLC   (United States)

^c BURNS AND ALLEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f AMF Consulting   (United States)

^g Citrus Valley Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean; Medical liability; Obstetric health services; Obstetric information systems; Vaginal birth after cesarean

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERINATAL DEATH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TRIAL OF LABOR; UTERUS RUPTURE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TRIAL OF LABOR; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 79957989001     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: 15579840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2011.03.004     Document Type: Review

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