American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 195, Issue 6 , Pages 1538-1543 , December 2006

Planned cesarean versus planned vaginal delivery at term: Comparison of newborn infant outcomes

  • Toril Kolås, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Lillehammer, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Toril Kolås, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Innlandet Hospital Trust, 2629 Lillehammer, Norway.
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  • Ola D. Saugstad, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Research, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • Anne K. Daltveit, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Section for Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Bergen
    • The Medical Birth Registry of Norway, Bergen, Norway
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  • Stein T. Nilsen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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  • Pål Øian, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway

Received 8 September 2005 ,Revised 16 April 2006 ,Accepted 4 May 2006.

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 Supported by the Norwegian Medical Association.

PII: S0002-9378(06)00607-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.05.005

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 195, Issue 6 , Pages 1538-1543 , December 2006

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