Abstract | OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to determine whether the reported increased morbidity associated with failed attempted vaginal birth after cesarean section is attributable to the presence of a uterine scar alone or to labor preceding a cesarean section. STUDY DESIGN: RESULTS: There were no significant differences in maternal or neonatal morbidity between the two groups except for an increase in the prevalence of thin meconium in patients undergoing primary cesarean section. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | J Stone, C J Lockwood, G S Berkowitz, L Lynch, M Alvarez, R H Lapinski, R L Berkowitz |
Journal | American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
(Am J Obstet Gynecol)
Vol. 167
Issue 6
Pg. 1513-7
(Dec 1992)
ISSN: 0002-9378 [Print] United States |
PMID | 1471656
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Cesarean Section
(adverse effects)
- Cicatrix
(etiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Mortality
- Pregnancy
- Regression Analysis
- Reoperation
- Retrospective Studies
- Rupture
- Surgical Wound Dehiscence
- Trial of Labor
- Uterine Diseases
(etiology)
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