Factors Associated With Lower Uterine Segment Thickness Near Term in Women With Previous Caesarean Section

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 581-587

  Bérubé, Laurie ^a,b   Arial, Mariko ^a,b   Gagnon, Geneviève ^a,b   Brassard, Normand ^a,b   Boutin, Amélie ^a,b   Bujold, Emmanuel ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hysterotomy; Pregnancy; Ultrasound; Uterine rupture; Vaginal birth after Caesarean

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYSTEROTOMY; INTERDELIVERY INTERVAL; LOWER UTERINE SEGMENT THICKNESS; MATERNAL AGE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUTURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; DELIVERY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; INSTRUMENTATION; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; TRIAL OF LABOR; UTERUS; UTERUS RUPTURE;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUTURES; TRIAL OF LABOR; UTERINE RUPTURE; UTERUS; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 84862094957     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34906-4     Document Type: Article

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