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Research ArticleOriginal Research

Low Primary Cesarean Rate and High VBAC Rate With Good Outcomes in an Amish Birthing Center

James Deline, Lisa Varnes-Epstein, Lee T. Dresang, Mark Gideonsen, Laura Lynch and John J. Frey
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2012, 10 (6) 530-537; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1403
James Deline
1Amish Birthing Center, La Farge, Wisconsin
MD
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  • For correspondence: jdeline@vmh.org
Lisa Varnes-Epstein
1Amish Birthing Center, La Farge, Wisconsin
MHS, PA-C, CPM
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Lee T. Dresang
2University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
MD
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Mark Gideonsen
2University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
MD
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Laura Lynch
2University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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John J. Frey III
2University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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Supplemental Tables & Figure

Supplemental Table 1. Maternal Complications; Supplemental Table 2. Perinatal Deaths; Supplemental Figure 1. LaFarge Birthing Center.

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  • Supplemental data: Tables 1-2 - PDF file, 2 pages, 164 KB
  • Supplemental data: Figure - PDF file, 1 page, 7.5 MB

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