International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

Vaginal birth or repeat caesarean section: women's preferred mode of delivery after a primary caesarean section in Maiduguri, Nigeria

Babagana Bako*
  • Babagana Bako*
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, P. M. B 1414, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
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Ado Danazumi Geidam
  • Ado Danazumi Geidam
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, P. M. B 1414, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
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Ibrahim Mohammed Sanusi
  • Ibrahim Mohammed Sanusi
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, P. M. B 1414, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
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Abdulkarim Garba Mairiga
  • Abdulkarim Garba Mairiga
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, P. M. B 1414, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
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Bilkisu Isa
  • Bilkisu Isa
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, P. M. B 1414, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 06 June 2014
  •  Accepted: 25 November 2014
  •  Published: 30 November 2014

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