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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 35, 2022 - Issue 25
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Neonatal and maternal outcomes with trial of labor after two prior cesarean births: stratified by history of vaginal birth

Stephen M. Wagnera Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Matthew J. Bicoccab Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5874-1176
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Hector Mendez-Figueroab Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Megha Guptac Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Uma M. Reddyc Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Suneet P. Chauhanb Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
Pages 6013-6020 | Received 06 Feb 2021, Accepted 12 Mar 2021, Published online: 01 Apr 2021

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