A critical review of vaginal birth rates after a primary Caesarean in Queensland hospitals

Australian Health Review

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 642-648

  Toohill, Jocelyn ^a   Gamble, Jenny ^a   Creedy, Debra K ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

clinical review; decision making in next birth after Caesarean; vaginal birth after a Caesarean section

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887546792     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH13044     Document Type: Review

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