Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery: A common-sense approach

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 118, Issue 2 PART 1, 2011, Pages 342-350

  Scott, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAL OF LABOR; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TRIAL OF LABOR; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 79961061427     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182245b39     Document Type: Article

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