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Original Article

Using a multifaceted quality improvement initiative to reverse the rising trend of cesarean births

Dotun OgunyemiDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA; ;William Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Sara McGlynnDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA; ;William Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI, USA;
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Anne RonkDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA; ;William Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI, USA;
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Patricia KnudsenDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA; ;William Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI, USA;
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Tonyie Andrews-JohnsonDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA; ;William Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI, USA;
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Angeline RaczkiewiczDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA; ;William Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI, USA;
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Andrew JovanovskiDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA; ;William Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI, USA;
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Sangeeta KaurDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA; ;William Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI, USA;
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Mark DykowskiDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA; ;William Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI, USA;
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Mark RedmanDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA; ;William Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI, USA;
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Ray Bahado-SinghWilliam Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI, USA; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI, USA
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Pages 567-579 | Received 04 Nov 2016, Accepted 03 Feb 2017, Published online: 28 Feb 2017

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