Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 272-280 , August 2010

Delivery After Previous Cesarean: Short-Term Perinatal Outcomes

  • Ravi M. Patel, MD
    • ,
  • Lucky Jain, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Lucky Jain, MD, MBA, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Emory University School of Medicine, 2015 Uppergate Dr. NE, Atlanta, GA 30322

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doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2010.03.007

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 272-280 , August 2010

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