Grand multiparity - An obstetric problem in Great Britain in the 90s?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 217-223

  Irvine, L M ^a,b   Otigbah, C ^a   Crawford, A ^a   Setchell, M E ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANEMIA; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LABOR; MENSTRUATION; MULTIPARA; NORMAL HUMAN; PERINEUM; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGIOUS GROUP; RISK ASSESSMENT; STILLBIRTH; ULTRASOUND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029825670     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443619609020707     Document Type: Article

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