Changes in vaginal breech delivery rates in a single large metropolitan area

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 206, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 498.e1-498.e4

  Hehir, Mark P ^a,b   O'Connor, Hugh D ^a   Kent, Etaoin M ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, Chris ^c   Boylan, Peter C ^b   Coulter Smith, Samuel ^a   Geary, Michael P ^a   Malone, Fergal D ^a  

^a ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Pathology Research Laboratory   (Ireland)

Author keywords

breech; cesarean section delivery; multiparous; nulliparous; vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREECH EXTRACTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 84861571059     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.03.029     Document Type: Article

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