title: Preventing the first cesarean delivery: summary of a joint Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Workshop.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Benson
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy
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