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Correction to Paul, N Engl J Med 335(10):735-736 September 5, 1996.

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To the Editor: The high rate of cesarean section in developed countries is arguably the most important issue in modern obstetrics. We are therefore concerned that the study by McMahon et al. (Sept. 5 issue)¹ on delivery after a previous cesarean section may discourage women and their obstetricians from considering a trial of labor. In particular, the way the risks and benefits were presented may be misleading in individual cases.

We think that the outcomes should have been analyzed according to whether the woman had had a previous vaginal delivery.² In our hospital in 1995, for example, 11 of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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