American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 4 , Pages 452.e1-452.e12 , April 2008

Vaginal birth after cesarean: clinical risk factors associated with adverse outcome

Presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society, Chicago, IL, Sept. 26-29, 2007.

  • Kimberly D. Gregory, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Lisa M. Korst, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    • ,
  • Moshe Fridman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • AMF Consulting, Los Angeles, CA
    • ,
  • Ida Shihady, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Paula Broussard, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Arlene Fink, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
    • ,
  • Linda Burnes Bolton, RN, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Nursing Research Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Received 16 April 2007 ,Revised 3 December 2007 ,Accepted 11 January 2008.

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 Supported by Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research Grant R01 HS011334 (to K.D.G.).

 Reprints not available from the authors.

 Cite this article as: Gregory KD, Korst LM, Fridman M, et al. Vaginal birth after cesarean: clinical risk factors associated with adverse outcome. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:452.e1-452.e12.

PII: S0002-9378(08)00023-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.01.008

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 4 , Pages 452.e1-452.e12 , April 2008

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