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Hospital primary cesarean delivery rates and the risk of poor neonatal outcomes.

Jennifer L JL Bailit, Joanne M JM Garrett, William C WC Miller, Michael J MJ McMahon, and Robert C RC Cefalo

Am J Obstet Gynecol 187(3):721-7 (2002) PMID 12237654

The purpose of this study was to determine whether risk-adjusted hospital primary cesarean delivery rates are associated with poor neonatal outcomes.

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