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2000 • 1,953 citations

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2001 • 371 citations

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2000 • 365 citations

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2001 • 344 citations

The effect of the increasing prevalence of maternal obesity on perinatal morbidity

2001 • 337 citations

Increased risk of cesarean delivery with advancing maternal age: Indications and associated factors in nulliparous women

2001 • 238 citations

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1998 • 185 citations

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2000 • 184 citations

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1998 • 169 citations

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1998 • 126 citations

Planned vaginal delivery versus elective caesarean section: a study of 705 singleton term breech presentations

1998 • 125 citations

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2001 • 110 citations

Should doctors perform an elective caesarean section on request? Maternal choice alone should not determine method of delivery.

1998 • 102 citations

Cesarean delivery and postpartum mortality among primiparas in Washington State, 1987–1996

2001 • 93 citations

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1997 • 91 citations

Blood transfusion in obstetrics and gynaecology

1997 • 83 citations

A comparison of the morbidity of midforceps and cesarean delivery

1990 • 63 citations

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1990 • 60 citations

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2002 • 52 citations

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2000 • 48 citations

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