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Original Article

Vaginal birth after Cesarean delivery: predicting success, risks of failure

Celeste P Durnwald Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MetroHealth Medical Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Brian M Mercer Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MetroHealth Medical Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Pages 388-393 | Received 29 Oct 2003, Accepted 05 Mar 2004, Published online: 24 May 2010

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