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First time moms with breech pregnancies experience reduced risk of complications if they plan cesarean rather than vaginal delivery - but have increased risk of uterus rupture in subsequent pregnancies

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Maternal outcomes of planned mode of delivery for term breech in nulliparous women

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Maternal outcomes of planned mode of delivery for term breech.

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First time moms with breech pregnancies experience reduced risk of complications if they plan cesarean rather than vaginal delivery - but have increased risk of uterus rupture in subsequent pregnancies

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Article URL:  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0297971

Article Title: Maternal outcomes of planned mode of delivery for term breech in nulliparous women

Author Countries: Denmark

Funding: This study was supported by grants from the Health Research Foundation of Region Zealand and Carsten Lenstrup’s research foundation for Danish obstetrics. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.


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