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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 19, 2006 - Issue 9
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Associated factors and outcomes of persistent occiput posterior position: A retrospective cohort study from 1976 to 2001

Yvonne W. Cheng Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, MPH,
Yvonne W. Cheng Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, MPH,
Brian L. Shaffer Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
&
Aaron B. Caughey Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Pages 563-568 | Received 18 Nov 2005, Accepted 28 Feb 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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