Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10064360 | European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology | 2018 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
Compared to vaginal birth, maternal mortality after cesarean section was three times higher following exclusion of deaths that had no association with surgery. In approximately one in ten deaths after cesarean section, surgery did in fact initiate the chain of morbid events.
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Authors
Athanasios F. Kallianidis, Joke M. Schutte, Jos van Roosmalen, Thomas van den Akker,