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Vaginal birth after caesarean for women with three or more prior caesareans: assessing safety and success

  1. AG Cahill,
  2. M Tuuli,
  3. AO Odibo,
  4. DM Stamilio,
  5. GA Macones

Article first published online: 3 FEB 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02498.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 117, Issue 4, pages 422–428, March 2010

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Cahill, A., Tuuli, M., Odibo, A., Stamilio, D. and Macones, G. (2010), Vaginal birth after caesarean for women with three or more prior caesareans: assessing safety and success. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 117: 422–428. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02498.x

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in St Louis, MI, USA

*Dr AG Cahill, Assistant Professor, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid, Campus Box 8064, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. Email cahilla@wustl.edu

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 3 FEB 2010
  3. Accepted 25 November 2009. Published Online 3 February 2010.

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