Trial of Labor and Vaginal Delivery Rates in Women with a Prior Cesarean

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 583-598

  Eden, Karen B ^a   Denman, Mary Anna ^a   Emeis, Cathy L ^a   Mcdonagh, Marian S ^a   Fu, Rongwei ^a   Janik, Rosalind K ^a   Broman, Alia R ^a   Guise, Jeanne Marie ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean; Evidence review; Predictors; Pregnancy; Trial of labor; VBAC

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRIAL OF LABOR; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CESAREAN SECTION, REPEAT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRIAL OF LABOR; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 84866362776     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2012.01388.x     Document Type: Review

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